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Auction: 26019 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 1125

Great Britain
Postal History
1854-70s, a collection contained in two binders of Welsh postal history bearing perforated 1d. frankings with a good range of 1854-57 frankings showing undated double arc postmarks including 1858 (24 May) envelope from Corssyceilog to Pontypool, the reverse with scarce 'Crossyceilog', 1853 envelope with 'Garndiffath', 1857 envelope with 'Penhow' and 'Magor', 1857 envelope with 'Llandulas', 1859 envelope with 'Tryddyn', 1857 entire showing green 'Llanasa', 1859 entire with 'Aberbeeg' and Newbridge' (both very scarce), 1858 envelope with 'Senny-Bridge', 1849 envelope with 'Llanfair', 1853 envelope with 'Velinfach', 1859 entire from Buckley to Now Ross "Missent to Mold", the reverse with 'Buckley', 1859 envelope with 'Alternan', 1854 envelope with 'M[n]annerch'; also some combination mail including 1863 envelope registered from Carmarthen to Bath bearing 1854-57 1d. red and 1862-64 4d., 1867 envelope from Llandudno registered to Edinburgh bearing 1867-79 1d. and 1865-67 4d.; also 1853 (8 Oct.) entire bearing imperf. 1d. red, the face with green 'Llangollen' d.s., 1863 entire letter from Llangollen to France bearing strip of seven, three and single. An impressive range with some interesting frankings and scarce markings, many of the undated postmarks are not recorded in use in that date, or are outside of the known examples.

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Estimate
£800 to £1,000

Starting price
£650