Lot 1
1775-1847 Postal History. Small collection containing a 1775 Government Penny Post entire….
The Cyriax Collection of Great Britain | 5959
Auction: 1 November 2023 at 10:30 GMT
£504
Description
1775-1847 Postal History. Small collection containing a 1775 Government Penny Post entire with Westminster Thursday handstamp and 12 o’clock handstamp, 1780 entire from France to Cambridge with 31/JY Bishop mark, 1828 Entire to Norwich with very fine boxed ‘Ixworth Penny Post’ handstamp on face, 1839 Entire to Limpsfield with superb ‘Wimborne/Penny Post’ handstamp, 1839 Fourpenny Post period (Dec. 31) entire to London with black manuscript ‘4’, 1840 entire to Aberdeen with boxed ‘PAID AT/GALWAY’ handstamp, 1840 entire to Halifax with red ‘Todmorden/Penny Post’ handstamp and large blue ‘2d’ due handstamp, 1843-44 two entires from Hull with different red hand struck ‘1D’ UPP handstamps, 1844 entire with very fine red Parsonstown ‘Pd, 1d’ UPP handstamp, 1847 cover with ‘YORK/1D/PAID’ UPP handstamp and 1821 copy of the Morning Herald sent postally with red fourpence handstamp. An interesting group overall very fine or better.
