1. QV-1d Venetian red & 2½d blue from plate 17 perfin T&Co. of TRUNINGER & Co. of London, on entire addressed to Switzerland, tied by LATE FEE Duplex cancel L1/GRACECHURCH ST dated 22.3.1880. At left is company cachet. Res £22

2. QV-2½d blue plate 22 with perfin WB/Sco. [sideways & reversed up the stamp] of W Brandt & Sons of London, on entire addressed to St Petersburg, tied by superb hooded circle cancel LONDON E.C dated 14.2.1883. At left is company cachet. Res £18

3. POSTAL STATIONERY-QV ½d brown newspaper wrapper addressed to Amsterdam with stamp imprint perfin CR [possible Caledonian Railway] & cancelled by dumb F.B cancel. On the back is receiver dated 4.7.1885 Res £22

4. QV-1d Pink envelope to Amsterdam with added ½d slate blue & 1d violet perfin E&W/IDCo., of the East & West Indies Dock Co of London, tied by hooded circles of London E.C dated 21.4.1886. Company ident embossed on back flap. Res £22

5. COAL/SOMERSET-Cover addressed to Moreton, Dorset with 1d lilac perfin FB/&Co of F Bird & Company, coal factors & shippers of Radstock, Somerset, tied by 4 bar duplex cancel RADSTOCK-358 dated 1.9.1896. Comes with contents Res £9

6. COLLIERY PERFIN-Cover with contents with ½d vermilion perfin DCC/N of the Digby Colliery Company, Nottingham tied by NOTTINGHAM/12 squared circle cancel dated 17.8.1897. Contents are an advise note from the colliery Co., addressed to Moreton. Res £15

7. BANKING-QV 2d registered postal stationery envelope size F, pre-addressed to Deutsche Bank, Lombard Street with added 1d lilac perfin DB, tied by 3 bar oval numeral cancel 498 of Manchester. Alongside is oval registered cancel of Manchester dated 9.9.1890 Res £8

8. AGRICULTURAL CONSTRUCTORS-QV 2d registered postal stationery envelope size G addressed to a company worker at South Boldon, Durham with added 1d violet perfin Mco., of Messenger & Co., of Loughborough, tied by s/ring ASPBY RD/LOUGHBOROUGH dated 22.3.1901 Res £12

9. HUTH-Full name perfin on 1d EDW VII value tied to postcard of the Albert Hall addressed to Vienna & tied by d/ring LONDON E.C/41 dated 9.7.1902 Res £5

10. POSTAL STATIONERY-EDW VII ½d yellow-green newspaper wrapper addressed to Hamburg with stamp impression perfin C&S [vertical from top to bottom], cancelled by triangular SM/89 cancel. Undated, but C.1905 Res £15

11. POSTAL STATIONERY-EDW VII ½d newspaper wrapper as previous lot, addressed to Germany, perfin L&C, cancelled by undated circular cancel FS/12. C.1905 Res £15

12. LATE FEE-EDW VII registered postal stationery envelope size F addressed to Berlin with added ½d, 2d & 6d values perfin AG/&Co/L of A Gasniere & Co., Ltd of London, tied by s/ring cancels of the Western District Office dated 1.8.1905. Late Fee cachet at top & company cachet on the back. Res £22

13. CARLTON HOTEL-Postcard of the hotel addressed to Quebec, Canada with EDW VII 1d perfin CH/LTD tied by d/ring LONDON SW/34 dated 23.7.1907 Res £9

14. EDUCATION-Official correspondence postcard referring to commencement or ceasing of work in particular schools. Unused, but in pristine condition with GEO V ½d Downey head value affixed with perfin CLC of London County Council. Res £4

15. MUSIC PUBLISHER-Lovely illustrated advertising envelope from Joseph Williams of Great Portland Street, London addressed to Boston, USA with GEO V 1d perfin JW [inverted & reversed], tied by London Krag machine cancel dated 7.3.1914. Nice item! Res £20

16. RED CROSS-Crested British Red Cross envelope addressed within London with GEO V 1d perfin BR/C tied by London Krag cancel dated 12.3.1915. Scarce! Res £15

17. RED CROSS-Envelope with a Red Cross at top left, addressed to an Army Officer in a London hospital with GEO V 1½d perfin BR/C tied by London Krag cancel dated 6.1.1919 Res £15

18. IRELAND-Cover addressed to Hamburg with 1d & 2d Free State values perfin G&Co./L, tied by d/ring cancels of LIMERICK dated 23.11.1927 Res £12

19. ADVERTISING Postcard addressed to Switzerland advertising an exhibition organised by the National Cash Register company in London in 1931 with GEO V ½d perfin NC/R tied by London machine cancel dated 5.1.1930. The card of the Tower of London has printed “WE’RE EXPECTING/TO MEET YOU/IN.LONDON/IN 1931?” in blue at the left. Lovely item-see following item. Res £7

20. ADVERTISING Postcard similar to the previous lot, being a picture of the National Gallery addressed to Switzerland with ½d perfin NC/R tied by WDO triangular die machine cancel. At left is framed “WE’LL MEET/PRESIDENT/F.B PATTERSON/IN/LONDON IN 1931”-See illustration Res £8

21. BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY-Advertising envelope addressed to New York with GEO VI 1½d perfin HG/&Co., of Henry Greenwood, publisher of the magazine, tied by London “Post Early For Christmas” slogan dated 13.12.1939. Contains a receipt for 4/3d [2] Res £12

22. IRELAND-CENSORED Cover to Manchester with 2½d Free State value perfin AC/L of Arnott & Co., of Dublin, tied by Grow More Wheat slogan dated 14.10.1941. At left is British censor’s tape No.4866 Res £12

23. BREWERY-Pair of covers with either GEO VI 2½d dark colours perfin W on a Whitbread envelope with “BEER IS BEST” logo. Stamp is tied by London machine cancel dated 20.2.1942, or GEO VI light colours perfin C/&Co., of Charrington’s brewery, addressed as previous lot to Saxmundham & tied by London E.1 machine dated 13.1.1942. Offered previously with incorrect dates. [2] Res £6

24. NORTHAMPTON/SHOES-Cover addressed to Sweden with a pair of GEO VI 2d brown values perfin JS/&Co., of J Sears & Co., True-Form Boot Co., of Northampton, tied by NORTHAMPTON machine cancel dated 28.10.1952 Res £7

25. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS-Printed invoice from the Music Department dated July 1953 with GEO VI 2d brown affixed to the receipt with perfin CP [why CP?] tied by cachet & signature. Res £4