The Exclusive Europhilex 2025 Collector’s Auction
153-157 London Rd, Derby DE1 2SY, UK
| Lot | QEII ISSUES | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 1883-84 HIGH VALUE USED TRIO: Inc. 2/6d lilac, 5/- crimson & 10/- ultramarine. All fine used and well centred. SG 178, 181 & 183 £935. (3) |  | $95 |
| 152 | 1891 £1 GREEN: Fine used example with Guernsey cancels. SG 261 £800. |  | $95 |
| 153 | 1929 PUC FDC: Plain env. FDC from the Professional Golfers Association to a London address franked with a set of 4 low values tied by a faint 10MAY29 Newcastle & Tyne Exhibition slogan cancel. Scarce item. SG 434-7. BFDC cat. £350. |  | $110 |
| 154 | 1929 PUC £1 BLACK: Lightly mounted mint example. SG 438 £750. |  | $120 |
| 155 | 1929 PUC £1 BLACK: Fine used example with light rubber parcel cancel. SG 438 £600. |  | $100 |
| 156 | 1934 RE-ENGRAVED SEA HORSE SET: The 3 values 2/6d, 5/- & 10/- mounted mint. SG 450/452 £600. (3) |  | $65 |
| 157 | 1939-48 HIGH VALUES: 2/6d to £1 inc. the rare 10/- dark blue in fine unmounted mint upper left corner blocks of four. SG 476-478c £1,700. |  2 | $260 |
| 158 | 1948-51 HIGH VALUES: 1948 R.S.W. £1, and 1951 2/6d to £1 corner blocks of four. Fine unmounted mint. SG 494 & 509-512. |  2 | $80 |
| 159 | 1955 WATERLOW & SONS HIGH VALUES: 2/6d to £1 unmounted mint blocks of four. Fine. SG 536-539 £1,000. |  | $200 |
| 160 | 1959-2009 HIGH VALUE MULTIPLES SELECTION inc. 1959 De La Rue 2/6d to £1, 1969 Machin 2/6d to £1, 1970 20p to £1, 1972 re-drawn £1, 1977 £1 to £5, 1987 £1 to £1.60, 1988 and 1992 £1 to £5, 1993 £10 and various blocks of six up to 2009 high values. A fine lot. (69 blocks) |  2 | $200 |
| Lot | FREE MAIL | Estimate | |
| 161 | MALTA - 1876 8d ORANGE with a fine and nearly complete "A25" barred numeral. Rare stamp. SG Z67 £550.Cross Reference: MALTA |  | $150 |
| 162 | PRESTAMP MIX INC. FREELING 1806 LETTER REF. BAHAMAS, 1701 BISHOP MARKS, UDCs, MILEAGES, PENNY POSTS, ETC.: 1701-1845 mix inc. 4/5 Dec. 1844 turned E from Coventry to Harborough Market then on to Leicester with v. fine brown "FOLESHILL" UDC & charged 4d; 1806 contents from Francis Freeling concerning P.O. problems in "the Bahama Islands", pair of 1827/8 Free front or E with mostly fine black "GREETHAM" (village in Rutland) straight lines, etc. (c.35 covers + a few fronts) Cross Reference: RUTLAND, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, BAHAMAS |  9 | $110 |
| 163 | RUBY MALTESE CROSS: 1840 1d black plate 1b MI lightly cancelled with a RUBY MX. Good margins on all sides. SG Spec. A2 ve £1,200. |  | $200 |
| 164 | COMPLETE 'SET' PLUS 2d BLUE & No. 8 COVER: Group of 1d red imperfs. on stock card with all 12 numerals represented. Variable margins. Also a fine no. 8 on cover to Folkingham and 1d pink cover to Leeds with no.6 cancel. Also 3/4 margin 1841 2d blue single with no. 1 cancel (14 stamps plus 2 covers) |  2 | $65 |
| 165 | FINE GROUP: 28 March 1844 E to Liverpool with 1d plate 35 pair HK-HL with two fine strikes of "2" in MX. 30 June 1843 E to Rye bearing 1d plate 18 BK (shaved at foot) with a very fine "3" in MX. 30 March 1843 EL to Shrewsbury bearing 1d plate 24 AH-AI with two strikes of "5" in MX, an early date. 7 Aug. 1843 E to Edinburgh bearing 1d red plate 31 LC (vertical crease) with an almost complete "6" in MX. 11 Nov. 1843 EL to Edinburgh with 1d plate 32 JG with a complete "7" in MX cancellation. ?1843 part E to east Grinstead with 1d plate 40 JI with a fine upright "8" in MX cancellation. 8 Dec. 1843 EL to Market Harborough with 1d plate 38 ?G with a good "11" in MX cancellation. A good lot. SG £4,150. (7 items) |  3 | $150 |
| 166 | NO 2: 13 Mar. 1844 env. from London to Edinburgh bearing a four margined 1841 2d blue plate 3 HB with a good strike of the No 2 in MX cancellation. Scarce. SG Spec. E1vb £2,250. |  | $120 |
| 167 | NO. 12 CANCELLING 1841 1d REDS PLATE 37 x4 ON COVER: 18 Nov. 1843 EL from London to Macclesfield bearing 1d plate 37 AF, OI, QG & RJ tied by good "12" in MX cancellations, AF & RJ touched in places but OI and QJ fine. RJ & OI with clear profiles. A scarce cover. |  2 | $110 |
| 168 | GRAVESEND INDIA LETTER PAIR: 1824 wrapper ex Bombay? to Leith via the Cape. Endorsed "per Isabella" and having fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/GRAVESEND" mark: also 1838 EL from NSW to London having superbly struck, boxed "India Letter/Gravesend" mark (script type peculiar to Gravesend). During the 1830s letters to/from Australia were rated and treated as India Letters. (2 covers) Cross Reference: NEW SOUTH WALES, SHIP LETTERS, INDIA |  | $65 |
| 169 | AMERICA - REMARKABLE HIGH VALUE FRANKING: 4 Dec. 1901 large (240 x 126 mm) parcel piece. registered from London to New York bearing 1897 Jubilee 4d (2), 6d (3), 1884 2/6d lilac NE and 5/- rose GC & GD all tied by oval "REGISTERED/LONDON CHIEF OFFICE E C" ds. Some folds well clear of adhesives. |  | $110 |
| 170 | AUSTRALIA - 9d & 10d RATE COVERS, ETC.: 12 June 1873 env. from London "via Brindisi" to Victoria bearing a single 9d straw plate 4 KB. Also another good used 9d HD. 22 Dec. 1870 mourning env. from London to Tasmania bearing a good 10d KA. Also another 10d GJ, fair used. SG £2,075. |  2 | $120 |
| 171 | AUSTRALIA: 22 Feb. 1883 mourning env. from Bromley to Melbourne bearing a fine 1883 6d on 6d. Also a mint 6d on 6d GC well centred, very light natural bend. (SG 162 - £675) and used OB & QL. (4 items) |  | $110 |
| 172 | FRANCE - FOURPENNY RATE COVERS: 4 Sept. 1855 E from London to Rouen bearing small garter wmk. 4d carmine on highly glazed deep blued paper, with oval framed red "PD". Another example of the same stamp used on 15 Nov. 1855 EL from London to Paris with red oval framed "PD" nearby. A good pair of covers. SG 62 £1,500. Cross Reference: FRANCE |  | $110 |
| 173 | FRANCE - SPAIN - USA - NETHERLANDS, ETC.: Inc. 1862-65 E to France bearing 4d adhesives two with "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID" hs, three having "50"numerals two of which cancel "PD" in oval hs. 8 Nov. 1856 EL from Newcastle to Valencia with 2d pair + 1856 6d. 1863 E from Liverpool to New York with 1/- green and on reverse small ""LIVERPOOL/P.L.O." cds. 9 Aug. 1861 E registered from London tom Milan with 1856 franked 2 x 6d. 1860 EL from London to Amsterdam with 1d + 4d (faded) + 1/-. An interesting group. (9 covers) |  | $110 |
| 174 | MEXICO - 3/- TRIPLE RATE COVER EX LIVERPOOL: July 1865 E Liverpool to Vera Cruz endorsed p Talisman /s/ with strip of three 1/- green Pl.4 RA-RC tied by Liverpool 4VOD hs with hand struck "4" below. Attractive.Cross Reference: MEXICO, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL |  | $110 |
| 175 | UNITED STATES - RARE 1/- "K IN CIRCLE" VARIETY: 16 July 1864 env. from Havant to Wisconsin bearing a marginal 1862 1/- green plate 2 KD, centred to foot but clearly showing the rare "K" in circle variety (SG 90a - £2,300 off cover). The right margin is a little trimmed and some slight wrinkling. A major rarity. |  | $220 |
| 176 | VENEZUELA - 4d PL. 17 LARGE GARTER EX LIVERPOOL WITH SCARCE RED P.L.O. CDS: 4 Sept. 1880 EL Liverpool to Caracas endorsed pr "Australian" struck through and Bolivar inserted with 4d Grey-brown Pl.17 QA Wmk Large Garter (SG154) (Cat. £1600 on cover) tied Liverpool 4VOD ds and on reverse flap a scarce in red Liverpool P.L.O. cds (Tab. P26). Attractive and scarce cover. Cross Reference: VENEZUELA, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL |  | $160 |
| 177 | LONDON FREE MARKS INC. INSTRUCTIONALS, "ABOVE WEIGHT", LARGE "N" CODE, 3-RING DS, ETC.: Large 1775-1839 group of mainly fronts. Includes a section of earlier Free mark types inc. coded or uncoded 3-rings, Apples, N or O code crowned cds's plus a diverse assortment of various "TO PAY" 1d or 2d marks, "ABOVE WEIGHT" handstamps, etc. Majority of Free Frank period well-represented. (22 covers + c.130 fronts) Cross Reference: INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS |  2 | $160 |
| 178 | RARE FREE FRANK TO A SHIP IN HARBOUR -ABUSE OF PRIVILEGE BY SCOTTISH P.O. SECRETARY: 20 Nov. 1798 EL from Edinburgh to "Capt. Milne, H.M.S. La Seine, Portsmouth" personally headed & countersigned by the Scottish P.O. Secretary "W[illiam] Kerr" but the letter was written by "David Milne", the addressee's father! It has two red Edinr. Bishop Marks on the front slightly overlapping a scarce uncoded red 3-ring London "FREE" transit cds. A few months before this, the addressee had been involved in capturing the French ship 'La Seine' and as a reward was given command of the ship when it was taken into the British Navy. Free franks to ships are very rare. Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, MARITIME MAIL, HAMPSHIRE |  | $65 |
| 179 | FREE/F. FREELING/RETURNED LETTER OFFICE COVER - UNRECORDED TYPE - TO PORTUGAL REF. UNPAID LETTER IN TRANSIT: 27 Oct. 1831 printed EL to Porto with fine 2-ring "FREE" cds & red oval "LISBOA" arrival. Complete sheets extremely rare; the listing in the "Statement when the Mails are made up at this Office." section is unique & unrecorded. Fine item. Cross Reference: RETURNED MAIL, PORTUGAL |  3 | $130 |
| 180 | IRELAND - RARE FREE FRANKED ENV. TO JAMAICA WITH DUBLIN CROWNED "FREE" DS: 4 Sept. 1836 env. (rare before 1840 especially for overseas mail) sent free of postage from “Dublin” by Sir "C[harles] Yorke" to Jamaica in his capacity as Inspecting Field officer of the Militia; it has a very fine red crowned “FREE” cds of Dublin on the front. It was addressed to a very senior member of the Jamaican Government, the “Receiver General” who was in charge of all expenditure for the colony at this time, but he would still have been pleased not to pay 4s-4d postage for the double-rate letter. The envelope was endorsed “Private” on the front and “Duplicate” on the flap by Yorke, which rather suggests that this was a personal letter and therefore an abuse of the franking privilege, but without the contents of the letter we cannot be certain. Very few franked letters to the West Indies have been recorded. [Ex Graham Booth, 2022.] Cross Reference: JAMAICA, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS |  | $100 |
| Lot | IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY | Estimate | |
| 181 | THE RARE 'LARGE E' CODE CROWNED "FREE" DS INC. A UNIQUE "PAR[LIAMENTARY] PRO[CEEDINGS]" USAGE: 13 July 1837 - 20 Nov. 1838 free fronts (7) all with mostly very fine strikes of this rare Evening Duty London crown-in-circle "FREE" ds (Galland 75; only 5 covers known) including a remarkable 17 July 1837 wrapper front endorsed "Par[liamentary] Pro[ceedings]" signed at top by the famous pugilist-gambler "J[ohn]. Gully M.P." with both the 'large E' FREE marks and a matching 2-ring uncoded example (unique thus), the latest known date (30 Nov. 1838; referred to by Galland but not seen by him), and all sent from London. Good lot in unusually fine condition. (7 fronts) Cross Reference: PARLIAMENTARY MAIL |  | $100 |
| 182 | LONDON 2-RING "FREE" DS FRONTS OF 9/10/11 JAN. 1840 + DUBLIN 10 JAN. 1840: 10 Jan. front from Ireland with 10 Jan. Dublin Free cds (fine) & London 11 Jan. "+" code London 2-ring Free (fine - day after last official day); plus fine or v. fine 9 or 10 Jan Free marks on fronts ex. London. (3 fronts) Cross Reference: POSTAL REFORMS, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, UNIFORM 1d POSTAGE PERIOD |  3 | $130 |
| 183 | ILLUSTRATED ENV. ATTRIBUTED TO LADY EDITH BLAKE: Undated env. (c. late 1860s) addressed to "Miss A. de la Poer, Gurteen, Clonmel, Ireland" franked very poor 1d red tied by Irish Diamond "42[?]" duplex beautifully illustrated in pen on front with a young lady in a classical pose (possibly the artists sister). The back flap (faults) is embossed "Newtown Anner/Clonmel" the home of Edith & Grace Osborne. Edith went on to become an accomplished botanical illustrator, so the drawing has been attributed to her. Included are an article by John Scott FRPSL which appeared in the London Philatelist (Dec. 2024) illustrating this item, and examples of her work in a Country Life article (30 July, 1970). Exhibition item. Cross Reference: IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY |  | $130 |
| 184 | OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE: Very fine unused 1850 League of Universal Brotherhood env. (minor staining/toning), State 1b (David Turner, Ocean Penny Postage) on grey paper with pink seal on backflap, without "City" added to imprint. Attractive item. Scarce. |  2 | $130 |
| 185 | FINE ENV. "ABOVE ½ OZ." & "2d." IN CIRCLE POSTAGE DUE HS's: 31 July 1866 fine long blue Court env. (small tears at foot) ex York to Leeds franked 1d. pl. 85 tied by fine "930" duplex cancellation of York, with boxed "ABOVE ½ OZ.", "2d." in circle p. due hs's (probably applied at York) & "MIDLAND CIRCUIT/[cockerel]/COCKBURY" cachet adjacent. An unusual item.Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE |  | $100 |
| 186 | 1855 STAMPED TO ORDER POSTAL NOTICE: 16 Nov. 1855 postmaster's notice (140 x 96 mm) with embossed 4d, 6d &1/- overprinted "SPECIMEN" for stamped to order issues. Fine. |  | $65 |
| 187 | 1859 STAMPED TO ORDER POSTAL NOTICE: May 1859 stamped to order Postmaster's notice (139 x 98 mm) with embossed 3d overprinted "SPECIMEN". Fine. |  | $50 |
| 188 | 1853 RARE NOTICE OF OBJECTION: 24 Aug. 1853 printed Parliamentary Mail Notice of Objection to vote notice addressed to "The overseers of Saint John Hampstead in the County of Middlesex". On the front is a good red boxed "NOTICE 3d" hs. Fine and rare. |  | $130 |
| 189 | LATE USAGE "FREE" DS OF DUBLIN (INC. LAST DAY) & LONDON (INC. 10 JAN. 1840) DURING 4d-POST PERIOD: 9 Dec. 1839 - 8 Jan. 1840 cover + 9 fronts all franked by Peers (Parliament was not sitting during the 4d-Post Period so M.P.s could not frank mail then); 24 Dec. EL to a Rochdale M.P. apparently charged "1/-" though with a v. fine crown-on-top 'small E' code ds, 23 Dec. crown-on-top 'small N' code, 9 Dec.-7 Jan. trio sent cross-country in England and so with no London Free marks, 1 Jan. with hs "2" & rare late usage octagon-framed "TO PAY/2d/ONLY" (with MORTLAKE/EV cds), and 26 Dec. - 8 Jan. quartet all with scarce 4d-Post usages of Dublin's crowned "FREE" ds (uncoded or 3 "M" codes) inc. exceptional 8 Jan. 1840 front ex Monaghan to London with partly fine red 9 Jan. LAST DAY Dublin crowned "FREE" ("N" code) as well as crown-on-top 'small N' code London arrival ds of the First Day of Uniform Penny Postage (Free mail in transit was still free as long as posted on or before 9 Jan.). Remarkable lot; 4d-Post Irish FREE marks are rarely seen. (1 cover + 9 fronts) Cross Reference: FREE MAIL, OFFICIAL MAIL, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY |  | $100 |
| 190 | SCARCE PREPAID 4d-RATE COVERS EX NEWCASTLE on TYNE (REF. SAVING POSTAGE) & BIRMINGHAM: 20/31 Dec. 1839 pair of unusually fine prepaid ELs to London with partly fine red boxed "PAID/AT/BIRMINGHAM" & red ms "4" or just with red ms "P4", both having cds's nicely placed on the flaps. The Newcastle cover unusually having a fine green "R" wafer seal (rare before 1840) and mention of saving postage with the new system where 2 sheets could be sent for the basic ½oz rate; "[I enclose another letter] to your neighbour... A postage will thus be saved to the Missionary Society...". Prepaid 4d-Post Period letters are rare because there no incentive to prepay them and people were still used to sending their letters unpaid. (2 covers) Cross Reference: NORTHUMBERLAND, WARWICKSHIRE - BIRMINGHAM, POSTAL REFORMS |  | $80 |
| 191 | ANTI-VALENTINE CARD: A paper 'card' (folds and in need of a clean) produced by MEEK, embossed with lace design with a printed coloured image of a two faced man and the rather unpleasant poem "You double-faced scoundrel, I'll show you your face,/The dirtiest, but yet not the least of your race,/Thou two-sided rascal where-er you go,/One tongue will say Yes,/the other No./J T Wood". No inscription (though perhaps one isn't needed as the card itself expresses deep feelings!). We have not seen one of this design before, and can find no mention of it in popular sources. |  | $65 |
| 192 | SCARCE FOREIGN BRANCH PENNY POST TRANSFER HS: Trio inc. 1794 EL Berlin to Mr Lever Coachmaker to HRH Prince of Wales with v.fine PP hs and ms "1"; 1796 E (faults clear of marks) Italy to London with fine large PP / 1796 in circle hs and 1799 EL (rust spots) Gottingen to London with fine FOREIGN OFFICE / 99 cds and alongside a v.fine PP / 1796 in circle hs. Good trio. Cross Reference: GERMANY, ITALY |  2 | $130 |
| 193 | VERY RARE "NORTHERN DISTRICT/N" BLUE LABEL ON LOCAL UPRATED 1d PINK STAT. ENV. TO KING'S CROSS: 5 May 1857 1d Pink p.stat. env. affixed with 1d Red cancelled by circled "75" barred duplex & v. fine blue Northern District label plus "CORNHILL" straight line on reverse; V. few of these district labels have been recorded; probably less than 10 on covers. |  | $130 |
| 194 | START OF LONDON POSTCODES - 1857 I.L.N. MAP, INITIALLED UDCs, 'GARTER' INITIALS ON WRITING PAPER, ETC.: 1857-68 section inc. "SIDMOUTH-ST-BRANCH/W.C." and similar 2-lines types for Charing X, Islington, Westminster-Bridge, Pimlico and Cornhill in black or blue plus UDCs for Charing X Paddington or Richmond; also eight 1883-1917 items inc. business or hotel stationery with imprinted or handstruck postcodes. (25 covers, business stationery etc. + Newspaper with 1857 London postal districts map) Cross Reference: NEWSPAPERS/MAGAZINES, MAPS |  7 | $100 |
| 195 | OLD CHEQUES WITH EMBOSSED TAX STAMPS FROM VARIOUS DERBY BANKS, ALMOST ALL UNUSED: c.1820-1941 all-different collection of attractively printed Bank Cheques with fine embossed Tax Stamps; "DRAFT" (2) or smaller oval types (albino, orange or blue), almost all being unused and unusually complete with their counterfoils at left. The early examples mostly from "Crompton Newton [or Evans] & Co.", and one dated "182.." (toning) from "Crompton Newton & Co.". Mostly fine. Some with security printing on reverse. [A similar smaller lot in Cavendish's Sept. 2004 auction, lot 1102, realised £160+BP.] Seldom seen. (33) Cross Reference: BANKNOTES, REVENUES |  | $130 |
| 196 | STRATFORD ON AVON RP PCs - SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL/PRINCE OF WALES OPENING, PROCESSIONS, ETC.: c.1902-30 collection of unused real photo PCs, almost all lively scenes relating to the Shakespeare Theatre & Festival (merry-go-round, speeches, processions, etc.). Superb lot. Plus a few other Warwicks cards and two photos (one a large on-stage view of actors). Remarkable and rare group inc. some with local publisher imprints on reverse. ( 35 cards + 2 photos) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS |  4 | $100 |
| 197 | BRADFORD/KEIGHLEY 1780 MISSENT (4/- RATE!) + MILL STRIKE POSTER SENT WITH 1841 1d RED: 1780 EL from London to "KIldwick Craven" rated at "1oz½ 2N" but with "BRADFORD/Y" endorsed "MIfsent to" on the front & returned to London with very high ("In all 4N") total charge. Plus 9 Sept. 1846 large folded printed “SHORT TIME” Notice EL with 1d Red ex Halifax to Keighley mill-owner “Robert Clough” (Grove Mill) before being widely circulated to his employees. Local newspapers of the time record that the previous week, the very poorly paid “woolcombers in the employ of Mr. Robert Clough of Keighley” had “struck for advance [pay-rise] of a farthing a pound” (a mere ¼d out of 240d, or 0.1%!), but that “the result is the turning out of all [the mills’] combers, for the purpose of forcing Mr. Clough’s men to go in again”. Unusual pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: MISSENT MAIL, 1841 1d REDS, PRINTED MATTER |  | $80 |
| 198 | RARE EDINBURGH "TO BE/DELIVERED/FREE" MARK ON PRINTED UNIVERSITY BUSINESS RE SCHOOL AT TOROSAY, MULL: 25 December 1827 printed EL from "Edinburgh University Chambers" to Auchnacraig, Isle of Mull regarding a new school at Torosay, with a very fine rare Edinburgh "TO BE/ DELIVERED/ FREE" (Auckland ED172b; apparently rare in black; light vertical filing crease) front top right. (Similar sold Cav. Sale 716 Lot 2357 £440+BP) Cross Reference: OFFICIAL MAIL, SCOTLAND, INNER HEBRIDES, ARRAN, BUTE, ETC. |  | $130 |
| 199 | CLONMEL - RARE EARLY 10d RATE COVER TO HOLLAND: 1 Sept. 1683 EL (some dusting, minor edge wear and fold clear of marks) from Clonmel to Andrew Russell in Rotterdam endorsed post pd to London 10d with v.fine SE/12 London Bishop ds and red crayon XI (stuyvers) Dutch delivery charge. Rare pre 1700 letter at the 4d to Dublin and 6d onwards to London rate. Cross Reference: NETHERLANDS |  | $130 |
| 200 | EARLY "CORK" STRAIGHT- LINE COVER TO LIVERPOOL UNUSUALLY ROUTED "VIA CHESTER" & CHARGED 1s-1d: Fine 1 Sept. 1713 EL ex “CORK” (partly fine very early s. line on the front) to Liverpool when the only postal service between Ireland and England was via Dublin and Holyhead at this date. Unusually this letter was endorsed “Via Chester” by its sender to ensure it was not sent via London. The postal rate was the same by either route; this was 4d from Cork to Dublin (above 80 miles) + 6d on via Holyhead to Chester (2d Packet rate + 4d above 80 miles inland) = “10[d]”; that was changed to “1N1” (1s-1d) for the extra 3d (under 80 miles) from Chester to Liverpool. This was almost the highest possible single-sheet postal rate within Britain at this date. Cross Reference: CHESHIRE, POSTAGE DUE MARKS |  | $65 |
