Important Historical Documents, Stamps & Letters.

G.B. - Ireland - Ship Letters / Canada 1779   Entire Letter from Montreal to London backstamped by the uncommon double ring "QUEBEC", with triangl...

G.B. - Ireland 1837   Entire Letter to Dublin "On the business of the SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY FOR IRELAND", prepaid 2d, backstamped by the "CASTLEBL...

G.B. - Mulready 1840 (May 8)   1d Lettersheet stereo A25 with the retailors name "Webb, L'pool" printed on the flap (partly obscured by the wax se...

Great Britain 1841   1841 Entire letter from Porto to London "p.Red Port", endorsed "Consignees of part of the Cargo", containing a bill of lading...

G.B. Railways C.1870   Great Western Railway newspaper parcel stamps - nine colour trials with 4d lilac and bistre; 5d sea blue; 8d bistre and ros...

G.B. - Railways / Isle Of Wight 1891-1920   Isle of Wight Railway 2d letter stamps, mint and used collection comprising 1899 perf 12 first printin...

G.B. Railways C.1870   Great Western Railway newspaper parcel stamps - 11 colour trials in black in a se-tenant marginal block.All on watermarked ...

G.B. Railways C.1870   Great Western Railway newspaper parcel stamps colour trials in lilac comprising marginal block of eight stamps se-tenant wi...

G.B. Railways C.1865-1900   Taff Vale Railway. Collection with issues bearing the names of various company secretaries comprising H.Clarke 1/2d, 1...

Great Britain – Railways 1860   London & North Western Railway.The collection on pages with c.1860 first type Newspaper Parcel 2d - 6d (10, Ewen 2...

G.B. Railways / Telegraphs 1871   Electric Telegraph Company envelope, with enclosed telegraph message sent to Edinburgh and then delivered as a r...

Gb – Railways 1875   North Staffordshire Railway - a fine collection comprising 1875 1d (2), 2d (2), 3d and 4d (Ewen 1 to 3, the 4d unlisted); 189...

G.B. - Machines C.1887   Wrapper to Burton in Kendal bearing 1883 1/2d (perfined N) tied by a superb strike of the scarce undated "LONDON / N P B"...

G.B. - London 1891 (Dec 17)   Page bearing proof impressions in red of 26 differing squared circle or square boxed London E.C datestamps including...

G.B. - Surface Printed / British Colonial 1891   Minerva Head essays inscribed "Thos De La Rue & Co Ltd London" in three mint vertical strips of e...

G.B. British Colonial 1952   Photographic image of portrait of H.M.Queen Elizabeth II with Head Bare No.015924A by Dorothy Wilding used by printer...

G.B. - Lundy Island 1953   Coronation overprint issue, unadopted "CORONATION / 1953" overprints on the 1/2 puffin, 1 puffin (3), 2 puffin (2), 4 p...

Great Britain – Qeii C.1967/68   Machin commemorative head original base artwork which was supplied to printers for the purpose of producing essay...

Great Britain – Qeii 1966   Original photograph of the plaster cast of the Queen by Arnold Machin, as used on the definitive issue of 1967 (ex Har...

Great Britain 1828-34   ARTHUR WELLESLEY, FIRST DUKE OF WELLINGTON 1769-1852 Group of Caricatures drawn by William Heath (1794 Northumberland – 18...

China 1930-31   Important group of letters from Edward Ingram, a British diplomat who was charge d’affaires in Peking, under Íir Miles Lampson, la...

Great Britain  1850-1880   Valentines Album of Comic cards, 35 cards includin 6 mechanical. ----   Condition:Used   Location:W1D   Shipment:Delive...

Abu Dhabi 1971 Aerogramme (H & G Fg11) 40Fils Blue Showing Skeikh And Crest On Light Blue Paper   Aerogramme (H & G FG11) 40fils blue showing Skei...

Bahamas 1948 Die Proof   Tercentenary of Settlement of the Island of Eleuthera Issue - Canadian Bank Note Company Frame DIE PROOF of the final or ...

Barbados 1857 Envelope Addressed To Philadelphia “Paid/At/Bardoes”   Envelope addressed to Philadelphia, bearing a good strike of the crowned circ...

Air Mails - Scadta / G.B. 1926 Cover   Cover from G.B. To Colombia, bearing the 1923 SCADTA 30c overprinted "GB" (Great Britain), used with additi...

Albania 1934 U.P.U. Specimen Overprint   Tenth Anniversary of Revolution 1q to 3f, S.G.302/311, distributed through the U.P.U. As Specimen stamps ...

Albania 1913 Turkey 1909-11 10Pa Fine Used   Turkey 1909-11 issue 10pa green handstamped with a double headed eagle and "SHQIPENA", fine used on s...

Antarctica 1906-8 Shackleton Expedition Label   Hydrographic label from the Shackleton Expedition. ----   Condition:Used   Location:W1D   Shipment...

Antarctica 1911 Cover   Cover (minor staining) with "BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION / TERRA NOVA R.Y.S." printed on the reverse, addressed to Greymo...

Australia 1945 Service Of Prisoners Of War Postal Stationery   1944 1/- Blue AIR MAIL FEE postal stationery Letter Sheet (slightly torn on reverse...

Boer War 1900 Green Point Notes Were Issued To Permit Boer Prisoners   The Green Point Boer P.O.W. Camp was set up on the Cape Town horseracing tr...

Boer War / New Zealand £1900 Cover Depicting “Oom Paul Kruger”   Cover depicting "Oom Paul Kruger - The cause of it all" advertising "Bhezt Boots,...

Boer War C1900 Gb On Piece Cancelled By Double Circle   GB 1887 1/2d, 1d, 2d on piece cancelled by a double circle 'P.W.K.ZEERUST Z.A.R.' handstam...

Boy Scouts 1957 Cover   Cover franked 2.1/2d Scout Jamboree stamp sent from Southend-on-Sea to an Austrian Scout at the Jamboree Camp but returned...

British Empire – State Of North Africa 1894 Postal Stationery Envelope Essay   De La Rue postal stationery envelope essay, 136x79mm, with red 2c s...

British Colonial De La Rue Imperium Essay   Queen Victoria De La Rue Imperium ESSAY "POSTAGE POSTAGE" imperforate 6d Die II in grey and brown, wit...

British Colonial 1893 Die Proof   Queen Victoria Head DIE PROOF engraved by David Turner for De La Rue, the outlined head engraved on a solid blac...

Bulgaria 1889-91 Unused Overprinted Specimen   1st, 2st, 5st to 1L (9 vals, no 3st) all unused without gum, each overprinted "SPECIMEN", mainly fi...

Bulgaria 1901 “Ultramar” Handstamped U.P.U. Berne   Prince Ferdinand set of 12 affixed to a portion of album page, handstamped "ULTRAMAR" in green...

Burma 1943 Complete Sheet Of 50 Comprising 24 Stamps   Japanese Occupation World War II court fee stamps printed at the State Printing press in Ra...

Canada 1929 $1 Imperf Plate Proof Horizontal Pair   $1 Parliament imperf Plate Proof horizontal pair on India paper, very fine, without gum. ---- ...

Cape Of Good Hope C.1906 Post Card   Picture Post Card (unaddressed) with King Edward VII 1/2d stamp cancelled by an unusual rubber datestamp "PAR...

Cape Of Good Hope – Wreck Mail 1900 (April 4) Cover To Germany   Cover franked 21/2d from Paarl to Germany, backstamped "Aus dermit dem / uniergeg...

Cape Of Good Hope 1864 Cover To England   Cover from Cape Town to England written by the famous artist and explorer Thomas Baines, carried at the ...

Ceylon 1861-64 Fine Used   Ceylon 1861-64 clean cut or intermediate perfs 1d (3), 2d (3), 5d, (including a strip), 6d, 1s (2 shades), all fine use...

Ceylon 1861-64 Fine Used   Ceylon 1861-64 clean cut or intermediate perfs fine used selection with 1d red bars cancel, 2d (3), 5d (4), 1s. Also 2d...

Sweden/Crash Wreck 1929 Picture Post Card To Finland   Picture Post Card from Germany to Finland with the stamp washed off. The picture side bears...

Crash And Wreck Mail 1899 Postal Stationery Postcard To England   Canada 1c postal stationery postcard from Montreal to England, water damaged and...

Crash And Wreck /Fnland 1900 Cover To Sweden   Cover from Finland to Sweden with the stamp soaked off, recovered from the wreck of the S.S. Bores ...

Crash And Wreck 1945 Cover From London “Damaged By Fire”   Cover from London to a British soldier in Germany, the edges damaged by fire, handstamp...

Crash Cover 1938 (Nov 21) Cover To Tasmania   Cover (letter enclosed) from Wrexham to Tasmania, the stamp washed off, handstamped "SALVAGED/EX "CA...

Czechoslovakia – Bohemia And Moravia 1939 Newspaper Set Of 9 Handstamped “Amostra”   Newspaper set of 9, 1940 10h "GD-OT" affixed to portions of a...

Falkland Islands 1912-20 Fine Used   5s Deep rose-red (SG 67 £120) fine used. ----   Condition:Used   Location:W1D   Shipment:Deliver Only   ____ ...

Falkland Islands Envelope Overprinted “Specimen”   King George V Falkland Islands 1d printed envelope, scarlet, overprinted "SPECIMEN" ----   Cond...

Egypt 1923 Coil Strip Of Ten Overprinted “Cancelled”   1923 5M chestnut in a vertical coil strip of ten showing coil join, all overprinted “CANCEL...

Egypt /Palestine 1961 5M Postal Order Cashed In Cario   Egypt 5m postal order uprated with two Egyptian Occupation of Gaza 10m stamps, issued at G...

G.B. - Northampton  1942 Cover Delivered Within Northampton   Cover delivered within Northampton by the corporation tramway parcel service, bearin...

G.B. - London 1819  Entire Letter   Entire Letter sent within London handstamped with red boxed "To be delivered / by 10 o'clock / on Sund: Morn" ...

G.B. - London 1810 Entire Letter   Entire letter from London to Bannockburn prepaid 2/2 but then endorsed "a bad 1/- left with this", the prepaid ...