RARE "POSTAL DISTRICT ENVELOPE" USED IN 1857 WITH 1d RED 'ST...

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RARE "POSTAL DISTRICT ENVELOPE" USED IN 1857 WITH 1d RED 'STARS' FROM LONDON (TO NEWNHAM GLOS.); 6 Mar. 1857 early usage (earliest known?) of "T.R.P. & Co's POSTAL DISTRICT ENVELOPE" (some creasing etc., and all 4 flaps trimmed but without loss of internal text and not affecting the address side); with printed list inside of London "Principal Places" and their new Postal District initials. Franked by 1d Stars (light crease) tied by London "11" Diamond numeral with part cds on flap) and addressed to "Newnham, Glos..."; there is no embossed oval "POSTAL DISTRICT" device on the top flap (it was lost when the flap was trimmed). We have only recorded 4 other examples of this District initials type of envelope - advertising the very first attempt at postcodes - and this is one of only two pre-1858 examples that we have seen. [An example sold as lot 857 in Cavendish's 11 Apr. 2003 auction for £408 inc. BP; the defective cover in the Cavendish 'Gavin Fryer' auction, lot 1087, in Oct. 2024 realised £440+BP.] Very few known.

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+ Calendar 2025-03-05 11:00:00 2025-03-06 23:59:59 Europe/London Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History *** 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. *** Part 1 Worldwide Stamps & Postal History Wednesday 5 March 2025 at 11am GMT Lots 1-719 Featuring the Mike Parker collection of Haiti stamps & postal history, and countries Aden to Zululand. Part 2 Great Britain Stamps & Postal History Thursday 6 March 2025 at 11am GMT Lots 720-1359 Featuring the John Colton collection of Free Franking marks 1690-1840, and the John Sussex RDP FRPSL collection of the Scottish Highlands. ARRANGEMENTS FOR VIEWING CAVENDISH HOUSE, DERBY Mon. 17 to Friday 21 Feb.....................................................................9.30am - 4.30pm Mon. 24 & Tue. 25 Feb........................................................................9.30am - 4.30pm Mon. 3 & Tue. 4 Mar............................................................................9.30am - 4.30pm Wed. 5 & Thur. 6 Mar. (AUCTION?DAYS)..........................................NO VIEWING THE SPRING NATIONAL EXHIBITION, THE ROYAL PHILATELIC SOCIETY LONDON PLEASE NOTE: Boxes, albums & large packets will not be available. Please contact us with requests. Thur. 27 & Fri. 28 Feb........................................................................10.00am - 5.00pm Sat. 1 Mar...........................................................................................10.00am - 3.00pm 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. PLEASE NOTE: Payments should be made by the registered buyer and not by third parties, unless it has been agreed at the time of registration that you are acting as an agent on behalf of a third party. Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd

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