Stamps and Postal History

Various books including the Edwin Muller handbooks on the cancellations on Austria issues of 1850-67 (2 volumes), British Columbia by G. Wellburn,...

Forgeries. "The Work of Jean de Sperati" published by the British Philatelic Association, 1955, the text and plates in two volumes, number 54 of 5...

Great Britain books (5) and named auction catalogues (13) including "Postage Stamps of the United Kingdom 1840-90" by W. Westoby (new edition, 189...

Sarah Siddons. 1814 (May 30) Entire letter written and signed by the actress Sarah Siddons, addressed to "Lady Barrington, Hotel, Hannover Sq", po...

Charles Darwin. c.1850 Cover with a 1d red cancelled by London "68" District Post numeral, "TP / BROMLEY" alongside and a "DOWN" undated circle on...

1752 (Oct 26) Entire letter from Antigua to Charles Tudway in London charged 9d, handstamped "SHIP" (18x5mm) with "19/JA" Bishop Mark. This "SHIP"...

1765 (Aug 31) Entire letter from Antigua to Charles Tudway at Wells "p. Cap. Martin", endorsed "Ship" and charged 8d, with "31/OC" Bishop Mark. A ...

Bristol. 1767 (June 7/July 7) Entire letters from Antigua to Charles Tudway at Wells, care of James Smith Merchant in Bristol, endorsed "By the Sa...

Deal. 1767 (Aug 18) and 1770 (Mar 27) Entire letters from Antigua to Charles Tudway at Wells, care of John Tudway at Charing Cross, London, endors...

Deal / Dover. 1766-69 Entire letters from Antigua, one 1766 (Apr 6) letter to Clement Tudway in Wells endorsed "by Capt Wilson", 1767 (June 4) and...

Haverford West. 1767 (Jan 7) Entire letter from Antigua to Charles Tudway at Wells, care of James Smith Merchant in Bristol, "Per favour of Capt. ...

Portsmouth. 1765 (Oct 4) and 1709 (Sep 21) Entire letters from Antigua to Wells, the first "p. Capt. Tovey Q.D.C" with "PORTSMOUTH /SHIP. LRE" (S1...

1752-70 Letters from Antigua to Charles Tudway, some interesting content on estate matters, shipping, news from Antigua with a 1769 (Aug. 23) lett...

1753-60 Entire letters from Antigua to Charles Tudway at John Tudways opposite the Mews Gate, Charing Cross, London (three to the "Tin-Man") all w...

1753-65 Entire letters from Antigua to Charles Tudway in Wells, eleven endorsed via named ship's captains, a few also naming the ship including "y...

1753-70 Entire letters from Antigua addressed to Charles Tudway in Bristol (10), Wells (9) or London, and five other letters simply addressed to C...

1786 (Dec 5) Entire letter from Antigua to Clement Tudway in London "P. Packet", handstamped "ANTIGUA" (Freeland/Jordan type PD5b), charged 1/-, w...

1806-12 Entire letters from Antigua to Clement Tudway in Wells (2, one redirected to London) or London (2) all sent by packet, comprising 1806 (Ap...

1807 (Oct 31) Entire letter from Antigua to Clement Tudway in Wells with fine "ANTIGUA / OCT 31 1807" handstamp (type PFa), charged 1/10.

1749-1808 Handwritten and printed documents comprising 1749 list of freighters on the "Prince Frederick" and money due for damage sustained during...

1794-1815 Entire letters from London (7), Bristol, Falmouth, Northill or Dublin, to Clement Tudway in Wells (6) or London, another four without ad...

Lord's Cricket Ground - Dark Family. Print depicting James Henry Dark, proprietor of Lords Cricket Ground; 1856 printed receipt from "M. Dark & So...

England. 1829-1970 Postally used covers, cards and an entire letter, including a rare 1829 letter from the Secretary to the Hackney Alliance Crick...

Lord's Cricket Ground/M.C.C. c.1880-98 Letters (2) and a ½d postcard all with differing "MCC Lord's Cricket Ground" printed headings, one 1890 let...

M.C.C - Anniversary Dinners. 1897 Centenary Dinner Menu with a fine printed border depicting cricket matches in 1787 and 1887, and the Centenary D...

England & Scotland - Ephemera. c.1855-1936 Ephemera including 1850s printed Borough of Tynemouth Cricket Club letter requesting attendance at the ...

England - Fixture Cards. 1874-1939 Club fixture cards including 1879 Uxbridge C.C card signed by Gubby Allen, Jim Sims, H.W Leveson-Gower, Ronnie ...

England - Scorecards. 1894-1936 Cards comprising 1894 Gentleman v Players at Lords Ground showing W.G Grace as the opening batsman for the Gentlem...

W.G Grace. 1907 (Aug 8) ½d Postcard with printed heading on reverse of the London County Cricket Club at Crystal Palace, the message written and s...

1913-81 Postcards and letters from famous cricketers, comprising 1913 postcard posted at Kelvedon written and signed by the England and Essex play...

1933-2001 Letters in an album, from cricketers or concerning cricket, some useful autographs including Alec Bedser, Dennis Amiss, Jack Hobbs, John...

Autographs. An album containing autographs, mainly on pieces or pages from autograph books, many more recent signatures on envelopes with a printe...

M.C.C - Presidents/Secretaries. Album containing letters and signatures of M.C.C Presidents, including 1893 card written by Lord Harris, 1917 lett...

Autographs - Prime Ministers, Politicians, etc. 1898-2000 Autographs and letters, menus or commemorative covers including Gladstone, Anthony Eden ...

Umpires/Commentators/Illustrators. 1901-96 Signed letters, menus, commemorative covers and ephemera, including 1901 letter signed by Leslie Ward (...

Signed Menus. 1973-2006 Menus, all signed, including signatures of Geoffrey Boycott, Denis Compton, Jim Laker, John Snow, Derek Randall, Ian Botha...

Yorkshire. 1906-86 Ephemera and signed covers including two 1932 (June 16) telegrams from Yorkshire players Frank Greenwood or Arthur Sellers to "...

Autographs - County Sides. 1923-64 Autographs of entire county sides comprising Lancashire 1923 and 1926, Middlesex 1924, Somerset 1932, Nottingha...

Autographs - County Sides. 1970-2002 Autographs of county sides on paper (5) or commemorative covers or cards (8, all with special cancels), compr...

England - Signed Covers. 1970-2009 Signed covers, virtually all with special cancels, signatures include Colin Cowdrey, Derek Underwood, Alan Knot...

Ephemera. c.1937-2010 Ephemera, mainly from England but some from Australia and other countries, many tickets, score cards, a few menus, memorial ...

Tom Graveney Ephemera. 1980-2000 Ephemera named to Tom Graveney, including 1981 M.C.C Honorary Life Membership card, membership cards for Gloucest...

Cigarette Cards/Phone Cards/Pins. Four albums containing cigarette cards (575, mainly Wills, Players, Churchmans, Carreras or Millhoff in complete...

c.1880-1968 Postally used covers and postal stationery postcards including 1888-89 Bermuda ½d postcards from the Garrison C.C (2), 1887-1902 Mauri...

USA. 1891-1955 Covers, cards and ephemera including 1891 Kings County C.C cover with enclosed letter on headed notepaper and fixture card posted f...

Picture Postcards. c.1902-30 Cards including Singapore C.C (3), cricket matches in the West Indies, Australia, N.Z, Hong Kong, Africa, etc., 1907 ...

Autographs - Test Players. 1971-94 Autographs on cards, menus or commemorative covers (10, most with special cancels) including 28 former England ...

Autographs - 1979 I.C.C Trophy. Covers with special cancels for 14 teams, twelve signed by the complete team, comprising Canada, Papua New Guinea,...

New South Wales / Western Australia. 1897 (Feb 1) Cover franked 4d from Sydney to "Mr J. Cottam, Post Office, Coolgardie, W.A" with datestamps of ...

Tasmania. 1867 (Oct 18) Mourning cover from Hobart to "Miss Reid, Cricket-Ground, Launceston" franked 4d (2 margins), red "PRE-PAID" despatch and ...

Australia - Ashes Captains. Autographs of the ten captains of Australian teams that won the Ashes between 1882 and 1937, all on pieces mounted wit...

M.C.C Tour of Australia. 1901 (Dec 16) N.S.W telegram form with a Sydney c.d.s, posted within Sydney to A.C MacLaren (Captain of the England team)...

M.C.C Tours of Australia. 1932-80 Ephemera comprising 1932 "M.C.C in Australia" Christmas card with caricatures of the England team on a map of Au...

Australia - Tours to England. 1921-2005 Ephemera including 1934 Kennington Oval scorecard (Australia 701 in the 1st innings with record 472-2, tes...

Australia - Autographs. 1981-99 Autographs and signed covers (15, various special postmarks) with 1992 Victoria team signatures, 1999 Western Aust...

Don Bradman. 1980-97 Commemorative covers (8), a letter and menu all signed by Bradman, one cover with nine other signatures, also ephemera with a...

Pakistan. 1952-2006 Ephemera, autographs and signed covers including 1952 covers posted at the Karachi National Stadium during the third test agai...

India. 1927-2004 Ephemera including 1926-27 M.C.C tour of India Christmas card; 1952 Hampshire match scorecard; c.1976 ticket to the Golden Jubile...

New Zealand. 1947-2008 Ephemera and signed covers, including 1947 M.C.C Tour of N.Z programme of matches and dinner menu signed by Dick Pollard; 1...

South Africa - Tours to England. 1904-2003 Ephemera including scarce 1904 programme of the International Olympic Committee meeting in London which...