FAILED FREES - RED "Above Privilege" ON COVER WITH BLACK "Ab...

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FAILED FREES - RED "Above Privilege" ON COVER WITH BLACK "Above Weight" + FAILED PRINTED FREE TO BONN; Unique (?) 13 Dec. 1815 redirected EL endorsed "1 Oz" and then "Above 1 oz" sent from Belfast to London (& then to Uxbridge) with fair red "BELFAST/80" on the front along with BOTH the rare London black "Above Weight" (v. fine) and the rare red "Above Privilege" (mainly fine) marks on the front. Exceptional combination of these two explanatory marks on one cover. Plus 1831 EL (printed contents ref. Isaac Newton and religion) from Salisbury to Bonn signed "T. Sarum" by the Bishop of Salisbury as if a free frank but prepaid the full outgoing postage to Germany. (2 covers) [The first ex Cavendish 10 Sept. 2015 - lot 1899, realised £400+BP; also illustrated in BPPP, p.23.]Cross Reference: FREE MAIL, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, WILTSHIRE, POSTAGE DUE MARKS

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+ Calendar 2024-10-30 11:00:00 2024-10-30 23:59:59 Europe/London The Gavin Fryer RDP FRPSL FSPH Collections *** If you REGISTER TO BID for this auction, Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. will pay the £3 + VAT fee. *** *** Viewing times and places for this auction may be subject to change. Please check here for updates. *** Wednesday 30 October 2024 at 11am GMT The Gavin Fryer RDP FRPSL FSPH Collections Featuring Printed Papers By Post, Blind Man's Mail, KGVI High Values on cover & WWII postal history, and Thematics. ARRANGEMENTS FOR VIEWING CAVENDISH HOUSE, DERBY Monday 14 to Friday 18 October......................................................9.30am - 4.30pm Monday 28 October..........................................................................9.30am - 4.30pm Tuesday 29 October (AUCTION DAY).............................................NO VIEWING Wednesday 30 October (AUCTION DAY)........................................NO VIEWING AUTUMN STAMPEX, BUSINESS DESIGN CENTRE, LONDON (stand A3) PLEASE NOTE: Boxes, albums & large packets will not be available. Wednesday 23 Oct...........................................................................10.00am - 5.00pm Thursday 24 Oct...............................................................................10.00am - 6.00pm Friday 25 Oct....................................................................................10.00am - 5.00pm Saturday 26 Oct................................................................................10.00am - 4.00pm ARRANGEMENTS FOR AUCTION DAYS BIDDING IN THE ROOM - Places are limited so please contact us as soon as possible to book. You can also place bids by post, by using the form on our website, through easyliveauction.com (free registration for online bidding), or by using an auction agent. Please contact us (preferably by email) with any further requests or queries. Please watch the website www.cavendish-auctions.com for updates. SCANS - VIEWING BY EMAIL Illustrations for all lots in this catalogue are available on our website. Please check the website first before requesting images. Requests should be made as soon as possible; last minute requests cannot be serviced and no images will be provided on the day of the sale. To be fair to everyone we can only provide a reasonable number of scans to be sent to you by email. Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd [email protected]

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