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1823 PAID AT MANCHESTER PMK LETTER CUNLIFFE TO PERKINS & HEATH LONDON ENGRAVERS
£1.202 bids5h 29m

1798 KINGS LYNN PRINTED GRAIN MARKET BOWKER & Co TO COBB MARGATE +C OUTSIDE RIM
£21.992 bids11h 7m

1960s to 1980 8 UNUSUAL POSTMARKS ON COVERS & CARDS MOSTLY LONDON POSTAL HISTORY
£19.990 bids4d 5h 37m

1734 PORTSMOUTH PMK LETTER WILLIAM CAMPBELL PURSER OF HMS TORRINGTON Jn RUSSELL
£59.991 bid13h 4m

1777 RED NORWICH PMK LETTER STEPHEN DANSER TO CARLOS CONY LORD ORFORD DEBTS E/L
£19.991 bid1d 7h 10m

1938 PITCAIRN ISLAND PMK & GB KEVIII CONTROL STRIP OF 3 x 1d COVER LONDON CDS
£9.990 bids4d 5h 8m

1745 ITALY PRE-STAMP LETTER EX ROMA TO RIETI - EMBOSSED PAPER SEAL - EX CARDINAL
£11.990 bids13h 7m

1847 =466= SUPERB ILLUSTRATED BILLHEAD LIVERPOOL PMK TO JOHN THOMAS MACHYNLLETH
£24.99

1807 EDINBURGH LOCAL LETTER CRAW TO CHARLES STEUART 6 EVENING TIME MARKING E/L
£34.990 bids3d 5h 31m

1797 TRIANGULAR RED PENNY POST NOT PAID LONDON WRAPPER ACTON CHAPLIN AYLESBURY
£34.99

1857 MOURNING COVER & LETTER SHREWSBURY SPOON TYPE A EMILY TO HENRY FOLEY LONDON
£17.990 bids3d 7h 42m

3 VICTORIAN FASHION HAND ILLUSTRATED PAGES - ENGLISHWOMAN's DOMESTIC MAGAZINE
£9.990 bids8h

1857 GREENOCK TYPE II EXPERIMENTAL DUPLEX & UDC WEMYSS BAY MOURNING ENV TO EDIN
£17.990 bids5d 10h 2m

1918 SUPER ARMISTICE DAY CELEBRATIONS LETTER PUPIL AT KINGS SCHOOL CANTERBURY
£11.990 bids3d 4h 44m

1855 LIVERPOOL SPOON A16 JOHN REYNOLDS INDIANAPOLIS LETTER TO GENERAL D REYNOLDS
£11.991 bid2d 5h 59m

1743 ITALY PRE-STAMP LETTER & COMPLETE EMBOSSED PAPER SEAL COLLEVECHIO TO CALVI
£10.990 bids3d 12h 13m

1899 LONDON EC HOODED PMKS 1d LILAC & GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY 2d GREEN LETTERSTAMP
£64.99

1856 1d PINK ENV TO THORNTON IN WEST DERBY - LIVERPOOL SPOON TYPE B14 MAY 14th
£9.991 bid3d 7h 58m

c.1916/51 8 x BRISTOL POSTAL HISTORY COVERS & CARDS MAGIC LANTERN XMAS ADVERTS
£19.990 bids3d 8h 38m

1816 WANGFORD PENNY POST & No 1 R/HOUSE J JERMYN TO EDMUND PRESTON - LEGAL CASE
£19.990 bids4d 11h 16m

1927 POSTAL STATy. REGd. ENV SMALL SIZE G UPRATED & INSURED METHIL TO DENMARK
£11.990 bids2d 12h 37m

1836 NORFOLK SMALL WATTON PMK ON LETTER SMITH WRIGHT TO MITCHELL AT WYMONDHAM
£11.990 bids4d 9h 30m

1820 EDINBURGH WRAPPER RRR PORT HOPETON SPELT HOPETOUN ONLY DATE RECORDED 20 APR
£24.990 bids6d 9h 2m

1843 BRIGHTON 'W' IN CIRCLE SUB PO LETTER MACLAURIN TO Dr HOPE EDINBURGH 'FREE'!
£24.990 bids4d 11h 3m

1857 SUFFOLK MOURNING ENV RARE =692= YOXFORD NUMERAL (IN BLUE?) UDC WESTLETON
£34.990 bids4d 5h 43m

1942 CHELMSFORD PMK G P CUTRESS COVER 5 x½d TO USA RETURNED TO SENDER BY CENSOR
£14.99

1896 LEWES STATION OFFICE SQ CIRC TIME CODED ALBERT GREENBERG BRIGHTON S C TPO
£19.99

1607 ITALY PRE-STAMP LETTER & PAPER SEAL TO COLLEVECHIO - ITALIE - LETTRE - E/L
£14.990 bids3d 7h 40m

c.1885 RRR HOSTER LONDON MACHINE N P B NEWSPAPER BRANCH ON ½d WRAPPER TO GERMANY
£249.99

1859 SUNDERLAND SIDEWAYS DUPLEX TYPE Va & UDC MONK WEARMOUTH SUB PO ORIGIN COVER
£14.990 bids2d 5h 20m

1857 SCARCE PETERBOROUGH TYPE II SIDEWAYS DUPLEX & =612= HOS PAIR 1d STAR STAMP
£18.99

1855/75 LIBERTON & 3 EDINBURGH E/Ls 1 ENVELOPE PRINTED CONTENTS FEUS & PAROCHIAL
£19.99

1833 FRAMED 'W' SUB PO BRIGHTON LETTER THOMAS BEALE? TO REV BAUGH TEWKESBURY E/L
£24.990 bids9h 5m

1856 x 2 MEDICAL REPORTS ON SAME HARRIET RAE NATIONAL FIRE & LIFE INSURANCE Co.
£15.99

1897/1968 6 x NEWARK NOTTINGHAMSHIRE POSTAL HISTORY COVERS & CARDS - 1 RAILWAY
£12.99

1611 PRE-STAMP LETTER ROME TO TODI - EMBOSSED PAPER SEAL - ITALIAN STATES LETTRE
£29.990 bids4d 5h 40m

1833 DORSET SHAFTESBURY PENNY POST & No 6 R/HOUSE JAMES ANDREWS 2d TO SHASTON
£17.990 bids2d 4h 56m

1854 SHREWSBURY SPOON PMK TYPE A T & G WACE LETTER TO LUDLOW SHROPSHIRE SALOP
£14.990 bids1d 7h 42m

1874 ½d BANTAM PLATE 5 ROPE WORKS BUTE DOCKS PRINTED ORDER LETTER CARDIFF DUPLEX
£9.99

1609 ITALY PRE-STAMP LETTER & EMBOSSED PAPER SEAL ROME FROM CARDINAL ITALIE E/L
£29.990 bids4d 10h 54m

1835 BRIGHTON PENNY POST & TO PAY 1d ONLY FREE FRONT DUKE OF RICHMOND AUTOGRAPH
£14.990 bids8h 37m

1866 DEVON LINE ENGRAVED - EXETER TINY CRESSWELL DUPLEX 1d STAR COVER TO CHARD
£21.99

1858 RRR ARISAIG SCOTS LOCAL CANCELLATION UNDER FORT WILLIAM RARITY E IN ALCOCK
£249.99

1916/17 4 COVERS LONDON TO SWITZERLAND SENT EXPRESS ALL DIFF STAMP COMBINATIONS
£95.990 bids3d 4h 28m

1858 ABERDEEN EXPERIMENTAL DUPLEX 1d STAR GEORGE CLARK TO SKINNER GLENLIVAT E/L
£11.991 bid1d 5h 43m

1834 2 x BRIGHTON PENNY POST FRONTS TO PAY 1d ONLY TO LONDON & BASINGSTOKE HANTS
£15.990 bids1d 12h 45m

1841 4 MARGIN 1d BLACK PLATE 8 SWALEDALE & WENSLEYDALE BANK RICHMOND TO BEDALE
£174.99

1835/6 2 BRIGHTON PENNY POST & TO PAY 1d ONLY FREE FRONTS TO BURY ST ED & LONDON
£17.990 bids3d 12h 24m
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Business name: DAVID SHAWFirst name: DavidSurname: ShawAddress: Quarry Bank, Broughton, MALTON, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom YO17 6QGPhone number: 01653694953Fax number: 01653694953Email: david@davidshawpostalhistory.comVAT number: GB 430057296
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- h***e (5525)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseA superfast transaction with item arriving shortly after payment was made. The packing was professionally expedited with the item in a glassite bag in a cardboard backed envelope for safety through the postal system. The letter was exactly as desribed on the traders auction site and was good value for money given the excellent condition of a unique letter dating from 1857.
- e***b (180)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem arrived well packaged this morning 13/05/25, it’s exactly as shown at the time of sale and as described. For me it was good value. Looking forward to my next purchase.
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- e***r (5060)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseAS ALWAYS, item fully & accurately described, well packaged and dispatched at the first opportunity - postage below cost - highly recommended seller - thank you
- -***p (587)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI have made regular purchases from this vendor over a number of years, seller does go into great detail as to its condition and shows a excellent knowledge of what he is selling in his descriptive write ups.. Packaging, again excellent and postage charged at cost or below cost.
- a***d (2034)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExtremely scarce item, as stated in the description, but listed at a very reasonable price. Arrived quickly and well protected in a card backed envelope. A repeat purchase with, I hope, more to come! Many thanks