| Lot | Description |
| 1 | LEE-ON-THE SOLENT RAILWAY issued 3rd single from Fort Brockhurst to Lee-on-the-Solent. The line opened on 12/5/1894 and closed on 1/1/1931. It was obviously well used initially as this ticket, which is numbered 676, was issued on the 5th day of operation – 17/5/1894. (1) | £120 |
| 2 | CRANWELL RAILWAY 2¼” x 1½” thin card 3rd class one-piece return from Cranwell to Sleaford. This line was opened to passenger traffic in 1917 – initially for use by the contractor. Regular services ceased in 1927, although special trains ran until 1956. Note that the printing on this ticket is a little different from that of lot 265 in our November 2005 auction. (1). | £140 |
| 3 | EASTERN COUNTIES OMNIBUS CO. LTD. An album containing over 200 different tickets from Williamson and Oller, including a number of geographical exchange tickets and named destination road and rail tickets. (Qty) | £170 |
| 4 | SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY / SE&CR selection of three early red printing on brown LUGGAGE LABELS to: Betchworth (laid to card), Farnboro’, Wel. College (slightly soiled); plus the extremely scarce black printing on brown with a black border: “London to Wokingham.” Mostly good / VGC. (4) | £150 |
| 5 | DISTRICT RAILWAY issued T3 PLATFORM TICKET from Walham Green 1 (dated 1/10/192x), together with an unissued T1 two-piece ‘Platform Permit’ Mansion House with skeleton ‘M’ overprints, and a two-piece ticket available for passing through Earls Court Station to Warwick Road / Earls Court Rd Exit. (3) | £330 |
| 6 | SOUTH WALES BUS OPERATORS: Numeric stage punch type BUS TICKETS from H.J. CRIDLAND & SONS, Port Talbot and Cardiff, RALPH’S GARAGES, THE GRIFFIN OMNIBUS SERVICES, 2 x THE SOUTH WALES TRANSPORT CO. LTD. (one with a Bell Punch Uxbridge 11-23 imprint), and WESTERN WELSH OMNIBUS CO. LTD., plus 2 Willebrew issues from the latter operator. Cridland started operations in Cardiff in 1895, Ralph’s was based at Abertillery and it is believed that this was the Griffin concern based at Brynmawr. (8) | £100 |
| 7 | JERSEY; An undated 1st single St. Aubins to Millbrook titled JERSEY RAILWAY, together an issued 2nd single St. Helier’s to Cheapside, an undated 1st return for the same journey, an undated 1st single Don’s Bridge to St. Aubin’s and a severed half, all titled THE JERSEY RAILWAYS CO. LTD. Two folding card season tickets are also included in the lot. One is a 2nd class issue from St. Helier to St. Aubin (though shown as St. Aubin to St. Helier on the outside), which was valid from 1st January to 31st March 1874. This is tilted ‘Jersey Railway Company Limited’ on the outside, though the ‘Limited’ is omitted from the inside The cover of other shows that it is a ‘Jersey Railway Company Limited’ 1st Class Season Ticket available between Millbrook or First Tower and St. Helier, while the inside shows that it is a ‘Jersey Railway’ 1st return St. Helier to Millbrook. This has been altered in pen to Free Pass, the destination altered to St. Aubins and valid in June 1881 (a little staining). (6wh 1 hlf) | £420 |
| 8 | THE METROPOLITAN STEAM OMNIBUS CO. LTD. 2d blue named stage punch type BUS TICKET, with the stages arranged in the ladder form. Used and in excellent condition. (1) | £80 |
| 9 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY SCARCER PRE-GROUPING TYPES comprising an Ocean Passenger 2nd single, Government Rate singles for Soldier on Duty (2) and Policeman on Duty and a 3rd Privilege Ticket Colonial return (for issue to employees of overseas railways). All are issued. (5) | £80 |
| 10 | RHYMNEY RAILWAY issued 2nd single from Hengoed & Maesycwmmer (name from 1905 to 1924) to Ystrad Mynach, Dated 9/6/1919 and in excellent condition. (1) | £60 |
| 11 | SR: 100 mainly issued whole Edmondsons from most parts of the system from 1930 onwards. (100) | £80 |
| 12 | SHROPSHIRE & MONTGOMERYSHIRE RLY issued whole Edmondsons from Ford & Crossgates, Llanymynech Jct (joined halves), Shrewsbury S&M, plus undated tickets from Ford & Crossgates, Llanymynech Jct., 3 x Nescliff, Redhill, Shrawardine. An interesting and colourful selection. (10) | £170 |
| 13 | CHATHAM & DISTRICT LIGHT RAILWAYS COMPANY geographical stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising 1d white with Red ‘A’ overprint and 1½d pink. The former bears no printer identification; the latter has Bell Punch Uxbridge 5-23. The first part of this 15-mile system opened in 1902; it was closed down on 30/9/1930. (2) | £80 |
| 14 | THE GOOLE & HULL STEAM PACKET CO. LTD. unissued Fore Cabin Return Edmondson STEAMER TICKET from Swinefleet, Saltmarsh or Blacktoft to Hull. In VGC. (1) | £80 |
| 15 | NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY: An early untitled 2nd single from Edinburgh to Penicuik, together with a Fourth Class single Esk-Bank to Penicuik from THE PEEBLES RAILWAY, the latter in poor condition. Penicuik was renamed Pomathorn on 2/9/1872. (2) | £30 |
| 16 | POTTERIES BUS OPERATORS: Punch type BUS TICKETS comprising 1d white from ASH HALL BUS SERVICES; 1½d blue, 1½d mauve, 3d blue from ASSOCIATED N.S. BUS PROPRIETORS; 1½d blue, 2d pink from CITY MOTORS; 2d mauve, 4d yellow from ENTERPRISE; 4d orange from KNIGHT’S MOTORS; 2d mauve from F. MACDONALD; 1½d blue / pink from NORTH STAFFORD MOTORS; 21/2d yellow / blue from SILVER STAR BUS SERVICE; 3d pink from A.R. SMEDLER BUS SERVICE; 1½d blue from T. TILSTONE & SONS LTD; 3d mauve from TILSTONE & SONS BUS SERVICE; and 3d yellow without title, printed by F. Rowley, Biddulph. (16) | £120 |
| 17 | BR (W): 100 issued whole Edmondsons from closed stations. There is a little duplication of issuing stations, but around 75% are different. Needs examination. (100) | £230 |
| 18 | LONDON TRANSPORT COACHES: A collection of 131 all different named stage punch type BUS TICKETS from Service CS4 (Hitchin) in the post-war period. Condition is mostly good with some unusual / rare issues noted. Note: This is the continuation of the disposal of a comprehensive collection of London Bus, Tram and Trolleybus tickets assembled over 50 years ago which commenced in 2001. They have been sorted and assembled into “geographical” areas and in this catalogue the theme is ‘North London Miscellany’. The “geographical” theme will continue in further batches of tickets from this collection in our October catalogue. Be sure to look out for the other lots in this catalogue. (131) | £90 |
| 19 | TOTTENHAM & HAMPSTEAD JOINT RAILWAY issued 3rd singles Gospel Oak to Upper Holloway, Harringay Park to S. Tottenham, and South Tottenham to Harringay Park, together with a complete Revised Fare return Crouch Hill to Gospel Oak, a 3rd single f Upper Holloway to Richmond headed T&HJ RY MID&GE JC, and two GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY prints comprising a 2nd blank card single Gospel Oak to Upper Holloway (@), and a 3rd single South Tottenham to St. James St. (7) | £60 |
| 20 | CORRIS RAILWAY ROAD MOTOR SERVICE audit Edmondson BUS TICKETS comprising red 2/6d single Dolgelley to Corris, and green / brown two-piece return Dolgelley to Talyllyn Lake. Both in good condition, but with a little fading. (2) | £85 |
| 21 | BR / BTC OCEAN PASSENGER AND BOAT TRAIN TICKETS: A very good collection of issued and audit tickets from all regions. Named shipping companies include Canadian Pacific, Cunard, French Line, Orient, Shaw Saville, and United States Lines; named liners include Mauretania, Orion, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth 2. All are different. (154) | £140 |
| 22 | NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY issued 3rd single from Gullane (opened 1/4/1898; closed 12/9/1932) to Longniddry, dated 4/4/1899 (1) | £110 |
| 23 | SOUTH LONDON TRAMWAYS COMPANY early Whiting punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising 1d white (Clapham Junction & Chelsea Bridge), 2d purple (Nine Elms & Falcon Tavern Clapham Junction /), and 3d blue (East Hill & St. George’s Circus / Plough Tavern & Hop Exchange). This concern opened in 1881 and was purchased by London County Council in 1900 / 1902. (3) | £65 |
| 24 | SCOTTISH STEAMER TICKET SELECTION: Whole Edmondsons from the Loch Tay Steamboat Co. Ltd. (Killin Pier to Kenmore), Dundee Harbour Tay Ferries (Dundee to Newport), Steamer ‘Dolphin’ (Tayport to Broughty Ferry). Crinan Canal (Passenger Transit Duty Ardrishaig Pier ‘Columbia’), Caledonian Canal (Transit Ticket 30 to 60 miles ‘Gairlochy’), and Loch Lomond Steamboat Co. All appear to be over 100 years old; 3 bear dates; one in 1888 and one 1899. (6) | £110 |
| 25 | BRB red diamond 3d PLATFORM TICKETS. A selection of 75 Edmondsons, mainly from the Southern and Eastern Regions. (75) | £100 |
| 26 | MANCHESTER CORPORATION: A selection of all different punch type TRAM AND BUS TICKETS comprising: MCT-titled – 12 geographical stage (mainly with Bell Punch Uxbridge 9-23 imprints), 52 numeric stage (with Bell Punch London, and Uxbridge 1923 to 1927 imprints) and one ‘No Money Value’; MCTD-titled – 33 numeric stage; Co-ordinated Motor ‘Bus Service / MCTD – 2 numeric stage (one Bell Punch London, one Uxbridge). (100) | £120 |
| 27 | LONDON TRANSPORT ‘ADMIT ONE PERSON FOR (AIR RAID) SHELTER’ TICKETS from Marble Arch, Moorgate NL, Old Street, Oxford Circus, Queens Road, Regents Park, St. Johns Wood, Shepherds BH Cent., 2 x Southgate (different), S. Wimbledon, Strand, Tottenham Ct. Rd., Trafalgar Sq., Trinity Road, Tufnell Park, Turnpike Lane, Warwick Avenue, Waterloo, Wood Green. (20) | £160 |
| 28 | LLANDUDNO COACHING & CARRIAGE CO. LTD. numeric stage punch type BUS TICKETS with ‘ROYAL BLUE MOTOR BUS SERVICES’ at the start of the conditions section. The tickets, which are in excellent condition and bear Bell Punch Uxbridge 4-25 imprints, comprise 1d white, 2d blue, 3d pink, and 5d light brown – all with skeleton fare overprints. This concern became part of the Crosville empire in February 1931. (4) | £45 |
| 29 | MIDLAND & SOUTH WESTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY: issued 3rd Parly singles from Cheltenham Lansdown (Bd), Cirencester, Swindon Town, together with a nice 1st blank single from Cheltenham Lansdown, and audit whole Edmondsons from Andover Junction, Cricklade, Grafton, Grafton & Burbage, Swindon Town, Tidworth. (10) | £140 |
| 30 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY – LYNTON AND BARNSTAPLE LINE: An issued vertical two-piece Edmondson Cheap Day Return from Barnstaple to Blackmoor (dated 18/4/1935; Bd), together, with severed halves from Barnstaple Town to Lynton (Cheap Day and Privilege @), and Ilfracombe to Lynton (Privilege). (1wh 3hlf) | £210 |
| 31 | BR (W) WORCESTERSHIRE, SALOP AND BOUNDARIES: Issued whole Edmondsons from Admaston (u), 2 x Bewdley, Broom Junction, Burlish Halt, Cutnall Green Halt, 2 x Foley Park Halt, Hadley, Hartlebury, 2 x Kidderminster, New Hadley Halt, Oakengates, Peplow (u), Shifnal. Stoulton, Tenbury Wells, Tinkers Green Halt, Upton on Severn, Wyre Halt, 2 x Wellington Salop, together with audit issues from Admaston, All Stretton Halt, New Hadley Halt. (26) | £100 |
| 32 | SLIGO, LEITRIM & NORTHERN COUNTIES RAILWAY: 10 First Class all stations leatherette folding free passes issued to representatives of 10 different Irish railway companies for the year 1921. Eight have the names of the individuals pre-printed, one has the name altered in pen, while another has all the detail written in. Seven are issued by the Secretary, 3 by the General Manager. All in VGC. (10) | £35 |
| 33 | SOUTHPORT TRAMWAYS CO. LTD. 1d light brown geographical stage punch type TRAM TICKET for the Roe Lane route. The company’s lines were taken over by Southport Corporation in 1918. (1) | £230 |
| 34 | A SELECTION OF MAINLY OLDER AND SCARCER FERRY AND STEAMER TICKETS. Of the 33 tickets in this lot, 24 bear different titles. These include the Tyne General Ferry (an 1890 Edmondson), the Fleetwood Steam Pleasure Boat Co., the Severn Steamboat Co., and Mardyke & Gas Works Ferries (dated 1927). Must be viewed. (33) | £150 |
| 35 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY T3 PLATFORM TICKETS comprising Maidstone West, Mortehoe, New Cross Gate No.1, Oxshott, Plymouth Friary, Red Hill No.1, Rowfant, Salisbury No.1, Southfields, Tonbridge No.1, Ventnor No.2, Wandsworth Town. (12) | £65 |
| 36 | LONDON TRAM, TROLLEYBUS AND BUS TICKETS: A collection of punch type tickets comprising 43 London T&T, 16 LT Trolleybuses, 21 LT Coaches (including 17 unused), 27 London Transport Country Buses, and 150 LPTB / LT Buses. A few machine issues are also included. (Qty) | £30 |
| 37 | SOMERSET & DORSET RAILWAY JOINT COMMITTEE: Issued whole Edmondsons from Bailey Gate, Blandford (bike), Burnham-on-Sea, Cole, Edington Jn. (parking), Evercreech Jn., 2 x Evercreech New, Glastonbury & Street (joined halves), Midsomer Norton & Welton, Wellow, together with audit tickets from Binegar, Blandford, Chilcompton (trans), Highbridge, 2 x Shillingstone, Stalbridge. (18) | £210 |
| 38 | LGOC & ASSOCIATED COS. (17), LPTB BUSES (42), LT BUSES (3) all different fareboard geog-raphical punch type BUS TICKETS from Services / Routes 612, 205, 205&205A, 226, 154, 233, 241, 290, and 291. A selection of tickets is offered to show changes in stages and route patterns during the period covered. Condition mostly good with some unusual / rare issues noted. See note at Lot 18. (62) | £350 |
| 39 | NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY: Issued whole Edmondsons from Arrochar & Tarbet (cycle check), Chirnside, Edinburgh, Glasgow Queen St. (to Invergarry /), Linlithgow (/). 2 x St. Andrews, Selkirk (dated 31/7/1889), Silloth, and an unidentifiable issuing point on a cycle check ticket, together with 6 audit tickets – including Banavie Pier. (16) | £140 |
| 40 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY: A blue / green 1½d punch type Rail Motor Car ticket for the service between Dorchester and Weymouth in pre-grouping days. The names of the three halts on the ticket indicates that it was printed in 1905 or later. (1) | £85 |
| 41 | MIDLAND RAILWAY issued 3rd Soldier, Sailor or Police at three quarters fare single from Selly Oak to Worcester with vignette of a soldier on the face. Dated 8/4/1899. In VGC. (1) | £65 |
| 42 | BR / BTC (S / W) WEST OF SALISBURY: Issued whole Edmondsons comprising 2 x Barnstaple Jn, Barnstaple Town, Chetnole Halt (/), 6 x Exeter Central, 2 x Exeter Central PO, Exeter St. David’s, Exmouth, Exton, Fordingbridge, Holsworthy, Launceston, Lyme Regis, 2 x Moreton, Padstow, Petrockstow (to Meeth Halt), Polsloe Bridge Halt, Port Isaac Road, Seaton, Upper Halliford Halt, Yeovil Pen Mill, 2 x Yeovil Town. (30) | £120 |
| 43 | LCC TRAMWAYS: Early style geographical stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising 1d, 3 x 2d, 2 x 3d (one ‘T’ overprint; one ‘D’ overprint /), plus a brown no value Exchange Ticket. (7) | £50 |
| 44 | SOMERSET & DORSET LINE: L&SWR LUGGAGE LABELS of type L91 on yellow paper for Bath, Binegar, Chilcompton, Evercreech Junction, and Highbridge, and on blue paper for Bristol (via Templecombe), Chilcompton, Cole, Edington Rd., Glastonbury, Highbridge, Masbury, Pylle, Shapwick, plus a selection of types L92 and L93 on white paper to 23 stations on the S&D Joint Line. (39) | £75 |
| 45 | LM&SR IN NORTH WALES: Issued whole Edmondsons from Amlwch, Bangor, Bethesda, Bettws-y-Coed, Blaenau Festiniog, Coed Talon, Deganwy, Denbigh, Dinas Jn (rn 26/9/1938; cl. 6/9/1951), Eyarth, Groeslon, Holyhead, Holywell Jn, Llanberis, Llandudno, Llanfairfechan, Llangefni, Llanrwyst & Trefriw, Llanwnda, Menai Bridge, Penmaenmawr, Rhosgoch, Rhyl, Saltney Ferry Mold Jn, Shotton, Ynys. (26) | £75 |
| 46 | NEWCASTLE CORPORATION TRAMWAYS: Named stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising 3 x 1d white, 2 x 1½d green, 3d blue, plus ½d half ticket yellow, 1d white, 2 x 1½d green, 3 x 1d pink, 2½d brown, 3d brown with numeric stages, 4 x miscellaneous unissued prints, and 11 different Named tickets titled NEWCASTLE CORPN TRAMS & GATESHEAD & DIST. TRAMS CO. (30) | £35 |
| 47 | LNER SEASON TICKETS: An interesting collection of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class season tickets with London Underground connections dated from 1928 onwards. Many are jointly titled in various forms and the whole display a wide variety of styles and special markings. All appear to be different. (43) | £160 |
| 48 | CALEDONIAN RAILWAY issued 3rd single from Annan (closed 27/4/1931) to Harrington (dated 24/7/1903). The journey was via the Solway Viaduct, over which passenger services ceased in 1914. Thereafter Annan was just the terminus of a branch to Kirtlebridge. The ticket has a lot of paper on the back from previous mounting, but it should be possible to remove it with care. (1) | £260 |
| 49 | NORTHERN JOINT LINES: Issued whole Edmondsons comprising 13 x H&O Jt, 12 x Methley Jt, 10 x Otley & Ilkley Jt, and 5 x S&K Jt. All the H&O and Methley Jt issues are from closed stations. (40) | £100 |
| 50 | CAMPBELTOWN & MACHRIHANISH LIGHT RAILWAY 1d half fare orange named stage punch type ticket by GNP. In excellent condition, but with a little mounting paper on the back. The railway was open between August 1906 to May 1932. (1) | £90 |
| 51 | LM&SR (DEARNE VALLEY): Punch type rail motor tickets comprising 5½d and 1/6d singles, and 2½d, 3½d and 2/11d (/) Monthly returns (the first is issued, the others are clipped, but may be cancellation), together with horizontally printed thin card two-piece returns from Ryhill to Wakefield K for adult and child privilege journeys at 6d and 2½d respectively (both overstamped ‘specimen’), and a blank Market Free return to Wakefield K. (8) | £100 |
| 52 | BR (M / W) FORMER L&NWR LINES IN CHESHIRE, STAFFS AND SALOP: Issued whole Edmond-sons from Beeston Castle & Tarporley, Chester General, Coalport LM, Crewe, Donnington, Gnosall, Grindley Brook, Hadley, Hadnall, Malpas, Nantwich, Newport Salop, Prees, Shrewsbury, Stafford, Tattenhall, Tattenhall Road, Trench Crossing, Waverton, Wem, Willaston, Whitchurch Salop, Wrenbury, Yorton, together with audit tickets from Calverley, Worleston. (26) | £90 |
| 53 | LONDON PASSENGER TRANSPORT BOARD: A selection of Fareboard punch type BUS TICKETS comprising 11 x 1d (routes 21, 47, 75, 84, 137, 137X, 202, 2 x 209, 232, 536), 7 x 2d (54&154, 2 x 75, 137, 209, 228, 232), 4 x 3d (6, 54&154, 119, 137), 4 x 4d (12X, 21, 21A, 53&153), 1 x 5d (232), 2 x 6d (21&21A, 136), 1 x 7d (54), 1 x 8d (36). (31) | £310 |
| 54 | LNER NORTH OF NEWCASTLE: Issued whole Edmondsons from Alnwick, Annitsford, Berwick, 2 x Blyth, Forest Hall, Goswick (Bd), 2 x Hartley, 2 x Killingworth, 2 x Longhoughton, Manors North, Monkseaton B, Newbiggin, 2 x Newcastle (1 Bd), Newcastle E, Newcastle Tyne Comm. Quay B53, Norham, Pegswood, Seaton Delaval, Stannington, Tweedmouth, Tynemouth East, Velvet Hall, Walker Gate, Wallsend, West Jesmond. 8 of the tickets are transitional types. (30) | £160 |
| 55 | BTC (E) red diamond 2d PLATFORM TICKETS from Ashwell & Morden, Baldock, Crouch Hill, Cuffley & Goffs Oak, Hertford North, London Kings Cross LS, Mablethorpe, Needham, Newark Northgate, Palace Gates, Pitsea, Plaistow, Ponders End, Rectory Road, Royston, St. Neots, Saxmundham, Shoeburyness, Silver Street, Silvertown, Southbury, Southminster, Spalding Town, Sudbury Suffolk, Thorpe Bay, Thurston, Tilbury Riverside, Walthamstow, Welwyn Garden City WS, Wickford. (30) | £55 |
| 56 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY – THE SEVERN VALLEY AND ADJACENT LINES: issued Pre-Nat. whole Edmondsons from Burlish Halt, Bewdley, Cleobury Mortimer, Cressage, Eardington, Green Bank Halt, Highley, 2 x Horsehay & Dawley, Iron Bridge & Broseley, Ketley, Lawley Bank, Lightmoor Platform, together with unclipped tickets from Arley GW, Audlem, Coalbrookdale, Horsehay & Dawley (Fruit or Hop Picker), Jacksfield Halt, Much Wenlock, Tern Hill (pre-dated 22/7/1926). (20) | £120 |
| 57 | SOUTHWOLD RAILWAY: An Edmondson 3rd Sgl Southwold - Ipswich, dry dated 11/11/1922, together with an unissued season ticket and free pass, also paper tickets for Bicycle and Forces on Duty. (5) | £410 |
| 58 | THE BIRMINGHAM & MIDLAND MOTOR OMNIBUS CO. LTD. numeric stage punch type BUS TICKETS comprising 8 with Bell Punch Uxbridge imprints, 15 Uxbridge and date, 29 Uxbridge and four figure reference, 31 Bell Punch London, 31 London and later alpha-numeric references, and 12 without an imprint (some probably earlier issues), together with 6 Bellgraphics, 3 TIMs, and 2 discount coupon tickets. A wide variety of prints, generally in good / VGC. (Qty) | £200 |
| 59 | BISHOPS CASTLE RAILWAY: A collection of 18 whole Edmondsons – of which 8 are dated – and 4 severed halves. (18wh 4hlf) | £110 |
| 60 | LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY RAIL MOTOR CAR 1 thin card 3rd Seaman on Leave Return available between Albert Road Halt and Plymouth Mutley. Does not appear to have been issued. Face in VGC, but back has Bd from previous mounting. ‘Stations’ closed on 13/1/1947 and 3/7/1939 respectively. (1) | £160 |
| 61 | CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS: Two fine 1st singles, one from Aberystwyth and the other from Barmouth, both issued to Bala GW in 1898. The tickets are from the period when the origin station audit code was included in the text, but have different layouts, indicating a change in printing style. (2) | £65 |
| 62 | LM&SR CALLANDER TO OBAN AND BRANCHES: Mainly issued whole Edmondsons from 2 x Achnacloich (both u – I a meal ticket issued in conjunction with other), Benderloch, 2 x Callander, 4 x Connel Ferry, Dalmally, Killin, Killin Junc., Luib, Loch Tay (u), 4 x Oban, Strathyre, together with 8 tickets issued to destinations on the line (2 x Balquhidder, Callander, Dalmally, Luib, 2 x Oban) (27) | £200 |
| 63 | THE TRAMOCAR, WORTHING: 1d, 1½d and 2d numeric stage punch type BUS TICKETS by Bell Punch Uxbridge with what looks like a 2-28 imprint. The operation was sold to Southdown in 1938. (3) | £10 |
| 64 | THE LANCASHIRE LINE NAVIGATION CO. LTD. – THE NEW ISLE OF MAN STEAMER undated 2nd Saloon Edmondson STEAMER TICKET for a journey from Douglas to Ramsey. (1) | £35 |
| 65 | BR (S). Approx 250 mainly issued whole Edmondsons from a wide variety of stations including closed / de-staffed dating from c.1950s-1980s. All appear to be different. No NCR21s. (Qty) | £120 |
| 66 | HUDDERSFIELD CORPORATION TRAMWAYS: Named stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising ½d Children’s Ticket yellow, 2 x 1d white (1 /), 1½d blue, 2d pink, 2d blue, 2½d orange / white, and a green Postmen’s Exchange Ticket, together with a 3d green numeric stage ticket with the same title and additional identification ‘Tramcar Ticket’, a green Transfer Ticket from HUDDERSFIELD CORPORATION TRACKLESS TROLLEY VEHICLES and a 1½d green (numeric stage ticket from HUDDERSFIELD CORPORATION TROLLEYBUSES (soiled). The first seven issues identify the Waterloo & Outlane section, which closed on 10/11/1935. (11) | £30 |
| 67 | LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY – SINGLE TICKETS FROM, TO AND VIA DUNSTABLE AND ST. ALBANS: Includes issues from Boxmoor (renamed 17/12/1912) and Leighton (renamed 1/7/1911). One older issue is creased and one has Bd, but otherwise in VGC. (10) | £35 |
| 68 | LCC TRAMWAYS: A collection of 20 all different named stage punch type TRAM TICKETS from Codes 55 & 56 (Services 13, 31, 33, 35). Includes Workmen’s and Cheap Fare tickets; also a Sunday Transfer, Condition is mostly good / VG. See note at Lot 18. (20) | £55 |
| 69 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY KINGSWEAR BRANCH. Issued pre-grouping singles and one return from this popular holiday line, comprising 4 x Brixham, Churston, Kingswear, 6 x Paignton, 4 x Torquay, 2 x Torre. All in very good condition. (18) | £70 |
| 70 | ISLE OF WIGHT RAILWAY: An issued vertically printed two-piece 1st ‘Service Ticket’ Edmondson from Brading to ‘any (Newport Junc Co’s) Stations’. The ticket, which is dated 12/3/1883, is in good condition, but has rounded corners. (1) | £140 |
| 71 | BR (W) DEVON AND CORNWALL: A selection of issued whole Edmondsons covering all eras, but mainly the early period. All of the issuing stations are different, 19 of which are now closed, such as Callington, Golant, Horrabridge, Kingskerswell, St. Kew Highway, and Uffculme. (28) | £80 |
| 72 | HIGHLAND RAILWAY: Issued whole Edmondsons comprising 3rd Parly single Killiecrankie to Blair-Atholl (endorsed ‘Return’ on face), and a vertically printed blank Bicycles, Perambulators &c. single from Alness made out to Kidderminster, together with a similar GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAILWAY Bicycle’s &c blank single from Grantown made out to Cruden Bay. (3) | £75 |
| 73 | ACCRINGTON CORPORATION TRAMWAYS geographical stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising 2d pink, and 3d buff for ordinary travel and a 5d white / mauve Workpeople’s Return available between Accrington and Haslingden. This 7 mile concern closed on 6/1/1932. (3) | £100 |
| 74 | NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY selection of N41, N42 and N43 type LUGGAGE LABELS. Some rare examples noted including (N41) Clifton, Eston, Etherley, Hendon, etc. The N42/N43 types include coloured examples to “foreign” destinations. One or two have been laid to card. Mostly VGC. (43) | £160 |
| 75 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY T3 PLATFORM TICKETS from Canterbury West, Carshalton, Carshalton Beeches, Caterham, Catford, Catford Bridge No.1, Catford Bridge No.2, Charlton, Chatham, Cheam, Cheam No.2, Chelsfield, Chertsey, Chessington North, Chestfield & Swalecliffe Ht. No.1, Chichester No.1, Chichester No.2, Chilham, Chislehurst, Chiswick. Thirteen bear dates in 1947 and 1948. (20) | £85 |
| 76 | SOUTHAMPTON CORPORATION TRAMWAYS: Issued geographical stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising 3 x 1d white, 1d green, 2 x 1½d white, 2d pink, 3 x 2d yellow, 2½d brown, 3½d salmon, and pink Transfer Ticket, together with an unused 1½d blue Workman’s Ticket and 8 different numeric stage punch tickets from SOUTHAMPTON CORPORATION OMNIBUSES. (22) | £45 |
| 77 | BELFAST & NORTHERN COUNTIES RAILWAY: An issued 3rd & Steerage single from Limavady (closed 28/8/1950) to London Euston via Larne, Stranraer, Annan and Stafford (minor Bd /), together with an undated 3rd single Castlerock to Magilligan in excellent condition. (2) | £30 |
| 78 | LONDON TRANSPORT TRAMWAYS: Two named stage punch type TRAM TICKETS from Route 11, together with 23 tickets from TROLLEYBUS route 611, titled LPTB TROLLEYBUSES (4), LT TROLLEYBUSES (13) and LONDON TRANSPORT T&T (6). A number of workmen’s returns are included, and are all different. (25) | £45 |
| 79 | LONDON, BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY: A miscellany of issued whole Edmondsons from south coast stations, including Shoreham (renamed 1/7/1906) and West Brighton (renamed 1/10/1894). Seven of the tickets are dated in the 1880 / 1890s – one of which is 3rd pink single from Hastings to Pevensey (renamed 1/1/1890) – while some interesting types are also included. Condition varies (some have excess mounting paper on the backs), but generally good. (30) | £150 |
| 80 | GREAT WESTERN & METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS roughly cut thin paper OMNIBUS TICKET for a 2d fare between Hammersmith Station and Red Lion. (1) | £45 |
| 81 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY – WEST COUNTRY: Issued whole Edmondsons from 2 x Bodmin, Chard, 2 x Exmouth, Halwill, 2 x Lyme Regis, Petrockstow (to Watergate Halt), Seaton, Seaton Junc., Sherborne, Wadebridge, together with an undated rail motor return from Oreston or Turnchapel to Plymouth Friary, and audit issues from 2 x Bideford, Newton Tony, 2 x Plymouth Friary (one Musical Hall, etc., the other a double single to Plymstock), Watergate Halt. (20) | £230 |
| 82 | PRE-GROUPING MISCELLANY: A collection of 17 whole Edmondsons, 20 severed halves, and 2 paper tickets. The whole Edmondsons comprise 4 x GER, 3 x GNR, 2 x LB&SCR, 2 x L&NWR, L&SWR, 2 x Midland (including a nice Dog ticket from Holbeck), NER, and 2 x SER. (17wh 20hlf + 2) | £50 |
| 83 | TILLEY'S BRIGHTON BUSSES (thus titled): 2d metal token from this HORSE BUS operator who ran along the Lewes Road between 1872 and 1902, before succumbing to electric tramway competition. Good condition. (1) | £55 |
| 84 | LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY rectangular pictorial Shipping Services LUGGAGE LABEL: “Harwich – Antwerp” Nightly Service – Royal Mail Route. In green, black and white with ref: K129/6. Mint condition and extremely scarce. (1) | £150 |
| 85 | LTE / LTB: 160 different Edmondson PLATFORM TICKETS with values ranging from 1d to 20p. Includes closed stations such as Aldwych and Blake Hall, and renamed stations such as Surrey Docks and Trafalgar Square. (160) | £50 |
| 86 | CARDIFF CITY TRAMWAYS: Geographical stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising 1d green, 1d white, 3 x 1½d blue (1 Bd), 2d pink, together with CARDIFF CITY TRAMWAYS & MOTORS issues comprising geographical stage 1d Child yellow, and numeric stage 1½d blue, and 2½d salmon. A couple of tickets have slight foxing, but others are mainly VGC. (9) | £35 |
| 87 | BR EDMONDSON MISCELLANY: An interesting variety of mainly issued tickets comprising 20 transitional prints, 3 Passenger by Goods Train, 7 numbered ‘0000’, 40 dog and article tickets (including 3 audit), 11 Pullman ticket (3 audit), 13 Excursion tickets from unusual locations (e.g. collieries), 10 travel tickets to halts, and 19 misprints (4 audit). (133) | £140 |
| 88 | BATH ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS LTD named stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising a 1d white, 1½d green (a little fading), 2d blue, and, 3d mauve, together with later 1/- light brown without stage details. The tram system opened in 1904 and closed on 6/5/1939. (5) | £45 |
| 89 | WIRRAL RAILWAY: 7 issued singles and a 1st class whole return from Birkenhead Park, Hoylake, Liscard & Poulton, Meols, 3 x New Brighton and West Kirby. (8) | £80 |
| 90 | DISTRICT RAILWAY issued whole Edmondsons comprising 2 x Cannon Street, Charing Cross DR (/), Ealing Broadway (to Chiswick Park & Acton Green – renamed 1/3/1910), Ealing Common & West Acton (renamed 1/3/1910) to Hounslow Town (dated 1906 – re-sited 2/5/1909), Earls Court SO, Putney Bridge 1 (Bd), St. James’s Park (corner dge), 2 x South Harrow 1, 2 x Sudbury Hill, Sudbury Hill 1 (/), Victoria 2 (/), Waltham Gn., Westminster 1 (/). A mixture of types and periods of issue; includes red ‘I’ and ‘O’ and skeleton letter overprints. (16). | £70 |
| 91 | PRE-NATIONALISATION WHOLE EDMONDSONS: 30 SR, 29 GWR, 46 LM&SR and 68 joint line tickets, of which 38% have been issued. Six season tickets and 19 Pre-grouping whole Edmondsons are also included – the latter being mainly LB&SCR in variable condition. Closed stations noted. (Qty) | £170 |
| 92 | FURNESS RAILWAY issued whole Edmondsons comprising Bicycles, Tricycles, Perambulator & c. single from Lake Side (Newby) to Bowness (@ – dated 17/7/1893) and 3d Excess fare ticket for Windermere Lake No.2 Boat (dated 4/9/1897 /), together with 14 audit whole Edmondsons for less common types of journeys – the issuing stations being Bowness, Coniston, Greenodd, Lowwood, Sandside, Ulverston, and Windermere Lakeside. (16) | £30 |
| 93 | BR (E) LINCOLNSHIRE: 50 issued whole Edmondsons from 40 different stations. Too many to list, but includes Burgh-le-Marsh, Gosberton, Little Stepping, Lincoln St. Marks, Thorpe-on-the-Hill (50) | £80 |
| 94 | GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD. A set of eight ‘BOAT & RAIL’ Edmondsons comprising adult and child 1st and 3rd singles and 3rd return Ramsgate to South Tottenham / St. Pancras and 3rd single Ramsgate to Woodgrange Park / Blackhorse Road. All are Saloon to Tilbury Pier then via LM&SR. They are unused, apparently from a specimen book, and slightly grubby with some back damage. Believed to be from the late 1920s / early 1930s. (8) | £20 |
| 95 | GWR PLATFORM TICKETS comprising T1 Torre; T3 Barmouth, Bristol TM D. Chard, Ealing Broadway, Gloucester, Gobowen, Henley-on-Thames, Kingswear BO, Marylebone 2, Newport High St. 1 (/), Newtown, Oswestry, Paddington 5, Paddington 7, Plymouth North Road D, Pwllheli, Reading West D, Stratford-on-Avon, Swindon Junction, Taunton D, 2 x Windsor & Eton (different series), Wrexham. (24) | £100 |
| 96 | BRISTOL TRAMWAYS & CARRIAGE COMPANY LTD. geographical stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising 2 x 1d blue (Eastville - Durdham Downs; Hotwells - Brislington), 1½d orange (Tramway Centre - Filton), 2d white (Hotwells - Brislington), 2½d yellow (Tramway Centre - Filton; slight foxing), 3d pink (Tramway Centre - Clifton Down Stn). Four of the tickets have Bell Punch Uxbridge imprints; the others have no identification, but are believed to be from the same source. (6) | £60 |
| 97 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY: A selection of issued whole Edmondsons, mostly from East Anglia. Includes 1880s tickets from 2 x Cambridge, Framlingham, Marks Tey, Lynn and Maldon East (a somewhat scruffy dog ticket, but renamed in 1907). 17 of the tickets are for ordinary travel, 10 are for articles, and there is also a Fortnightly Ticket for Lowestoft Pier, but in poor condition. 4 of the tickets have Bd, and 5 have creases, though only a couple are particularly noticeable. (28) | £160 |
| 98 | LGOC (1), LGOC & ASSOCIATED COS. (17), LPTB BUSES (42), LT BUSES (6) all different fareboard geographical punch type BUS TICKETS from Services / Routes 129, 299, 299&529, 629, 29/1, 29A, 199&299, 538, 538&539, 238&238A, 204, 166, 292&293, and 137. A selection of tickets is offered to show changes in stages and route patterns during the period covered. Condition is mostly good with some unusual / rare issues noted. See note at Lot 18. (66) | £130 |
| 99 | LM&S & GW JOINT: A selection of 10 issued whole Edmondsons comprising workman singles from Hunnington and Halesowen on the Halesowen Joint line, and 8 from the Clifton Extension, including 1930s prints. The issuing points are 2 x Clifton Down, Clifton Down U, 3 x Montpelier, Sea Mills (titled GW&LMS Jt), and Shirehampton. (10) | £150 |
| 100 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY leatherette folding Second Class Free Ticket available from and to all stations during the year 1866. The ticket, which is numbered 3, was issued to an Inspector Harman of the Goods Department. In VGC. (1) | £110 |
| 101 | BR (H) NORTH OF INVERNESS: Issued whole Edmondsons from Forsinard, Foulis, Georgemas, Georgemas Junction, Golspie, Halkirk, Helmsdale, Invergordon, Inverness, Invershin, Kildary, 2 x Kildonan, Kinbrace (to Borrobol Platform), Lairg, Lentran, Muir of Ord, Nigg, Rogart, Scotscalder, Tain, The Mound, Thurso, Watten, Wick. (25) | £140 |
| 102 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY: issued Pre-nat. whole Edmondsons from Abergwnfi, Acton, Andoversford Jn, Backney Halt (/), Bewdley, Blaina (Bd), Carno, Carreghofa Halt, Coryton, Criccieth, Crynant, Dartmouth, Dawlish, Ellesmere, Exeter, Fawley GW, Fishguard Har., Gt. Malvern, together with audit tickets from Bishops Cleeve, Cardiff Q. St. (/). Closed stations in destinations. (20) | £85 |
| 103 | EDINBURGH & DISTRICT TRAM CO. LTD. geographical stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising 1d brown and 2d pink with ‘BJ’ under the fare. Operated from 1893 to 1/7/1919. (2) | £45 |
| 104 | LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY: A small collection of type L91 LUGGAGE LABELS on blue paper with the title in block capitals. Destinations include Broad Clist (sic), COPPLESTON (sic), Fremington, Instow, Liphook, Queen Street EXETER, Torquay, Totnes, Wellington. (19) | £50 |
| 105 | LNER PLATFORM TICKETS FROM FORMER GER LINES comprising T2 Alresford; T3A Hatfield Peverel: T3B Braintree & Bocking, Brightlingsea, Buntingford, Bures, Cambridge Hth, Chatteris, Felixstowe Beach, Forest Gate EO, Halesworth: T3C Battlesbridge, Canning Town, Cromer Beach [ex M&GN], Hackney Downs. Eleven of the tickets bear dates between 1954 and 1956. (15) | £110 |
| 106 | LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY LTD. A selection of all different named stage BUS TICKETS from Services 34 (3), 35, 38, 39. 40, 43, 45 (2), 48, 49 (2), 49A (2), 53, 60, and 63, together with LG0C & ASSOCIATED CO. tickets from Services 36 (3), 37, 38, 43 (3), 59B, 60 (2) and 65. (30) | £70 |
| 107 | POTTERIES, SHREWSBURY & NORTH WALES RAILWAY unissued Parly single Llanymynech to Llandrinio Rd, together with an unissued 1st single Hanwood Road to Crewe Green. (corner damage). The PS&NW closed on 22/6/1880, but re-opened in 1911/12 as the Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Railway. Three tickets from the S&M period of ownership are also included. (5) | £110 |
| 108 | BRISTOL TRAMWAYS & CARRIAGE COMPANY LTD. geographical stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising 6 x 1d blue and 4 x 1½d brown – all different prints by Hunt of Nottingham. Six of the tickets have a little Bd from previous mounting, while four have dates stamped on the backs in 1935 and 1938. (10) | £30 |
| 109 | NORTH LONDON RAILWAY: 9 issued single and 2 whole return L&NWR prints, including a 1915 3rd single from Poplar E.I.Rd. in lovely condition and a Revised Fare 3rd single from Chalk Farm with the ‘000’ serial number. NORTH & SOUTH WESTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY adult and child 3rd singles from Gunnersbury to Acton / South Acton and an audit Privilege Return are also included. (14) | £55 |
| 110 | GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAILWAY issued blank card Edmondson Dog Ticket from Pitlurg made out to Cruden Bay, dated 22/10/1900. Both stations closed on 31/10/1932. (1) | £260 |
| 111 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY: A collection of 70 whole Edmondsons (including 11 from the pre-grouping era), of which 33 are issued and the remainder audit. Ashburton, Bromyard, Buildwas, Dowlais Top, Heathfield, and Knightwick are the origins of some of the issued tickets. (70) | £95 |
| 112 | BR (N / M) BRADFORD TO HEYSHAM AND BRANCHES: Issued whole Edmondsons from Arkholme, Barnoldswick, Bentham, Bradford Forster Square, Caton, Clapham Yorks, Cononley, Earby, Giggleswick, Halton (Lancs), Haworth, 2 x Heysham Harbour, Hornby, 2 x Keighley, Kildwick & Crossbills, Lancaster Green Ayre, Manningham, Morecambe, Morecambe Promenade, Scale Hall, Shipley, Skipton, Thornton-in-Craven, 2 x Wennington, together with audit whole Edmondsons from Borwick, Ingleton, Scale Hall. Closed stations in destinations. (30) | £55 |
| 113 | GLYN VALLEY TRAMWAY CO. unissued whole Edmondsons comprising a single from Chirk to Dolywern and a two-piece return from Pontfaen to Glyn. Both in VGC, though the single has a little Bd from previous mounting. The tramway closed on 6th April 1933. (2) | £30 |
| 114 | FORMER MR HARPENDEN TO HEMEL HEMPSTED BRANCH: Issued Midland Railway 3rd singles Hemel Hempsted to Harpenden, and London St. Pancras to Heath Park Halt, together with an MR 1d white Edmondson Rail Motor ticket for 3 named journeys, and, from the LM&SR, a 3rd single Hemel Hempsted to Harpenden, unclassified singles from Heath Park Halt to Hemel Hempsted, and Beaumont’s Halt to Roundwood Halt, a 6d orange Edmondson Rail Motor ticket, a return half Hemel Hempsted to Beaumont’s Halt, and an issued ‘LMS Railway and London Transport’ Weekly Ticket from Redbourn to Harpenden available by LT bus or rail. (8wh 1hlf) | £170 |
| 115 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY PLATFORM TICKETS comprising T2A Crowthorne; T2B Frimley; T3 Ascot, Bagshot, Barnstaple Jc. No.2, Basingstoke No.1, Bournemouth Cen, No.2, Bracknell, Branksome, Cannon Street No.3, Charing Cross No.2, Clapham Jc. No.2, Cowes, Dartford, Earley, Farnborough North, Fawkham, and Bournemouth West 2 with a red ‘O’ overprint. (18) | £150 |
| 116 | LNER FORMER GREAT EASTERN LINES: 55 issued and 20 audit tickets, including transitional and less common types and closed stations, such as Hadham, Mardock, Ongar, Palace Gates WG, St. Ives, and Standon, A good proportion of the issued tickets are from the 1920s, 30s and 40s. (75) | £140 |
| 117 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY issued singles for foreign bookings in London. Includes a 1st single from Broad Street, a Parly 3rd single from Finsbury Park (dated 23/8/1877 /), issues to stations on the GWR, LC&DR, NLR and Met west of Kings Cross, and a bi-coloured ticket to Moorgate Tube St’n (/). Two of the tickets were issued at Holloway (renamed 6/5/1901 – closed 1/10/1915; one with Bd) (10) | £75 |
| 118 | LANCASHIRE CORPORATION TRAMWAY MISCELLANY: Geographical stage punch type TRAM TICKETS from BURY – 1½d green; HEYWOOD – 2d blue, together with numeric stage issues form ROCHDALE – 4d pink; SOUTHPORT – 2d green; WIGAN 4d white / mauve. Mainly in VGC. (5) | £75 |
| 119 | CAB TOLL TICKETS: A representative selection of thin card / paper tickets from the scheme regulating admission of cabs into London termini between 1908 and 1917, comprising GCR (Marylebone), GNR (King’s Cross), GWR (Paddington Arrival Rank), LB&SCR (London Bridge and 2 x Victoria), Midland Railway (St. Pancras) and SE&CR (Cannon St. (8) | £95 |
| 120 | MIDLAND & GREAT NORTHERN JOINT COMMITTEE issued pre-grouping 3rd Sgls from Cromer Beach, North Walsham, Sheringham (edge fading), West Runton, Weybourne (a little fading /). (5) | £85 |
| 121 | BR (W) CENTRAL WALES LINE: Issued whole Edmondsons from 2 x Builth Road HL, 2 x Cynghordy, Drysllwyn, 3 x Gorseinon, Gowerton South (u), 2 x Hopton Heath (u), 2 x Knighton, Llanbister Road (u), 2 x Llandilo, Llandilo Bridge, 4 x Llandrindod Wells, 2 x Llangadock, Llangadog, 2 x Llangunllo, 2 x Mumbles Road (1u), 2 x Swansea Victoria. (25) | £160 |
| 122 | LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY; Issued whole Edmondsons from Bethesda, Birmingham New St. SVO (Bd), Chorley (Bd), Dukinfield & Ashton (closed 25/9/1950), Edge Hill, London Euston W, Hampstead H’th No.1, Kensington Addison Road, Mumbles Road, Neston. (10) | £45 |
| 123 | HULL CITY TRAMWAYS numeric stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising 1d green, 1½d mauve, and 2d blue (Stoneferry Bus Route), together with a 1½d blue Discount ticket and the following Transfer tickets – ½d green Suburban Routes, ½d yellow Old Town Section, 1d blue Beverley Rd. Route; Transfer to Old Town Section (Saville St. and Newland), 1d white Old Town Route; Transfer to Suburban Routes, 1d white Anlaby Rd. Route; Transfer to Old Town Section (St. John St. and Wheeler St. – soiled). (9) | £45 |
| 124 | LIVERPOOL & NORTH WALES STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. A set of roll STEAMER TICKETS, two for a ‘Sea Trip’, one for ‘Trip to Warships and Back’ and two for rug hire. All appear to be unused, and may be specimens. (5) | £35 |
| 125 | LM&SR FORMER G&SW LINES: Issued whole Edmondsons from Auchinleck, Ardrossan Winton Pier, Cummertrees, Dumfries, Glengarnock, Greenock Princes Pier, Gretna Green, Hawkhead, Houston & Crosslee, Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Kilmarnock, Kirkconnel, Lochwinnoch, Mauchline, Newton on Ayr, Newmilns, Patna, Sanquhar, South Renfrew, Stevenston, Thornhill D’frs, West Kilbride, together with audit whole Edmondsons from Annbank, Beith North, Carronbridge, Cumnock A&C, Cunninghamhead, Gailes, Montgrennan. (30) | £320 |
| 126 | GWR – FORMER CAMBRIAN LINES: issued whole Edmondsons from Aberdovey, Afon Wen, Arddleen, Bangor on Dee, Barmouth, Barmouth Jn (iu), Bettisfield (/), Boughrood & Llyswen, Bryngwyn, Builth Rd, Builth Wells, Buttington, Caersws, Carreghofa Halt, Cemmes Road, Criccieth, Dyffryn-on-Sea, Ellesmere, Erwood, Fairbourne, Fenns Bank, Lanbrynmair, Llandinam, Llanfyllin (iu), Llanymynech. (25) | £130 |
| 127 | PRE-NATIONALISATION JOINT LINES: A selection of issued and audit whole Edmondsons from the CLC (26 issued / 27 audit), D&A (17 / 11), D&B (13 / 7), GC&MJ (14 / 3), GC&NSJ (10 / 2), GN&LNWJ (1 /1), GW&GCJ (5 / 1), GW&LMSJ (4 / -), LMS&GWJ (9 / 5), M&GC (1 / -), M&GN (1 / ), MSJ&A (15 / 2), N&SJ (1 / -), OA&GBJ (5 / 1), O&IJ (- / 3), S&DJ (- / 1), SYJ (- / 3), S&KJ (1 / 1) and T&HJ (- / 3). Several unusual prints and closed stations noted. (194) | £240 |
| 128 | LONDON TRANSPORT COACHES: A collection of 106 all different named stage punch type BUS TICKETS from Services CS5 and CR5 (Chesham) in the post-war period. Condition is mostly good with some unusual / rare issues noted. See note at Lot 18. (106) | £220 |
| 129 | LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY: Issued whole Edmondsons from Accrington (/), Barnsley L&Y, Bradford L&Y (a fully printed 3rd single to Aylesbury M&GC Joint), Holcombe Brook (a weekly workman ticket by the rail motor car service), Honley, Leeds Central, Liverpool Ex. L&Y (to Keswick CK&P), Lostock Jn., Manchester C (foxed), Manchester Vic. B, Preston EL, Southport, Southport Chapel Street, Sowerby Bridge Up, 2 x Wakefield Kirkgate, Waterloo L&Y (/), together with an early undated Continental Emigrant single from Liverpool Exchange to Hull. (18) | £160 |
| 130 | LONDON, BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY issued Parly single ‘Loughboro’ Pk & Brixton’ (renamed 1/1/1894) to Wandsworth Road (dated 29/10/1887 /), together with a 3rd single Denmark Hill to ‘Loughborough Park and Brixton’ (dated 5/2/1887). (2) | £30 |
| 131 | BR / BTC (W) – RAIL MOTOR AND THIN CARD TICKETS: Approx. 70 examples from all parts of the system, but excluding the West Country. (70) | £35 |
| 132 | VALE OF RHEIDOL RAILWAY audit Child single from Devil’s Bridge to Llanbadarn. (1) | £55 |
| 133 | HANTS & SUSSEX MOTOR SERVICES LTD. A sheet containing 10 punch type BUS TICKETS (including one early named stage issue), a Bellgraphic, a TIM and a Setright. All are used and in generally good condition. (13) | £140 |
| 134 | BR (M) PRESTON TO PENRITH AND BRANCHES: Issued whole Edmondsons from Bare Lane, Bolton-le-Sands, Burneside, Carnforth, Garstang & Catterall, Hest Bank, Heysham Harbour, Kendal, Lancaster, Lancaster Castle, Low Gill, Milnthorpe, Morecambe, Morecambe Euston Rd., Morecambe Promenade, Oxenholme, Penrith, Shap, Squires Gate, Staveley Westmorland, Tebay, Thornton Cleveleys, Windermere, Windermere Town, Wrea Green, together with audit tickets from Barbon, Bay Horse, Kirkby Lonsdale, Grayrigg, Shap (to Shap Summit). (30) | £85 |
| 135 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY PLATFORM TICKETS FROM STATIONS SALISBURY TO EXETER AND BRANCHES comprising T1C Dinton, East Budleigh; T2B Colyton, Lyme Regis, Wilton; T3 Axminster, Crewkerne, Exeter Central, Honiton, Seaton, Seaton Junction, Semley, Sidmouth, Sidmouth Junction, Sherborne, Templecombe, Tisbury, Yeovil Town. Seven bear dates in 1947 and 1948. (18) | £310 |
| 136 | LNER FORMER GREAT CENTRAL LINES: 43 issued and 37 audit whole Edmondsons. Includes transitional types and closed stations such as Bulwell Common, Dukinfield, Eydon Road Halt, Nottingham Vic., Pinxton, Sheffield Victoria, Wilbraham Road. (80) | £220 |
| 137 | MIDLAND RAILWAY – LONDON SUBURBAN LINES: A collection of 43 issued whole Edmondsons, mostly 1st and 3rd class singles from 18 different stations – including West End, Camden Road (closed 1/1/1916) and Finchley Road (/). Some issues are from the 1880 / 1890s, and there are lilac 1st class tickets to the Widened Lines and green 3rd class tickets from the Widened Lines. (43) | £100 |
| 138 | PLYMOUTH CORPORATION TRAMWAYS geographical stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising, 1d white (Routes 8, 9 & 9A), 2 x 1½d mauve (Routes 1, 3 & 7 and 6, 6A, 8, 9, 9A & 10), 2d blue (Routes 2 & 2A), 3d orange (Routes 7, 9, 9A, 10, 11, 12)). All in VGC. The Plymouth system closed on 29/9/1945, although some routes lost their services in the 1930s. (5) | £25 |
| 139 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY SEASON TICKETS: A selection of these attractive cards, 10 of which are jointly titled in various styles for through journeys to the Central London Railway, Metropolitan Railway and LPTB. Most of the others are from the West Midlands but one is for use between Lostwithiel and St. Austell. (20) | £45 |
| 140 | RHONDDA & SWANSEA BAY RAILWAY issued 3rd Parly single from Dany-graig (closed 11/9/1933) to Blaen Gwynfy, dated 17/2/1906. In VGC. (1) | £50 |
| 141 | BTC / BRB (M): An assortment of 100 mainly issued whole Edmondsons. Tickets from Caernarvon, Denbigh, Lidlington, Llanymynech, Meir, and Monton Green noted. (100) | £60 |
| 142 | LM&SR: 37 issued and 22 audit whole Edmondson, together with 34 severed halves, 2 paper tickets and 2 machine Platform tickets. Includes several closed stations, such as Brighouse, Coniston, Didsbury, Hay-on-Wye, Happendon, Holcombe Brook, and Kirkstall. (59wh 34 hlf +4) | £60 |
| 143 | PORTSMOUTH CORPORATION TRAMWAYS MOTOR BUS SERVICE: A selection of both named- stage (5) and numeric-stage (5) punch type BUS TICKETS covering journeys at 1d, 1½d, 2d, 2½d 3d and 5d. All in VGC, though some have dates between 1922 and 1930 written on them. (10) | £45 |
| 144 | WEST MIDLANDS TOLL TICKETS from Droitwich District of Turnpike Roads (used at Bromsgrove Gate), Fairfield Gate, Oldswinford Gate (soiled) and Quinton Gate. Rare survivors from a bygone era, all bearing dates between 1860 and 1862. Examples from the last three locations were included in our April auction, but these are all different prints. (4) | £65 |
| 145 | PRE-NATIONALISATION WHOLE EDMONDSONS: A selection of 24 issued and 21 audit LM&SR and 15 issued and 30 audit LNER tickets. Includes quite a number of closed stations, with, for example, issued tickets from Albion, Beckermet, Braithwaite, Dowlais High St., Hay-on-Wye, Heversham, Ilkeston, Lancaster Green Ayre, Newington, Portessie. (90) | £120 |
| 146 | MIDLAND RAILWAY OMNIBUS TICKETS: A selection of 6 different paper issues from the St. Pancras – Charing Cross / Waterloo / Victoria service. (6) | £30 |
| 147 | RAILWAY EXECUTIVE / BR / BTC / BRB PARKING TICKETS: Approximately 125 whole Edmondsons covering a variety of vehicles / periods. Includes closed stations and unusual locations – e.g. Alford Goods; Whitefield Goods. 6 LT Parking Tickets are also included. (Qty) | £140 |
| 148 | SWANSEA IMPROVEMENTS AND TRAMWAYS CO. – MUMBLES RAILWAY & PIER SECTION named stage punch type tickets comprising 2½d and 10½d 1st class – the latter overstamped 8d – 2d 2nd class (foxed), a two-piece 1st Excursion Return, a twp-piece 2nd Privilege Return, and a 1st severed half Swansea to Oystermouth, together with 5d two-piece returns Blackpill to St. Helens and West Cross to Pier, a 9d two-piece return Pier to Ashley Road, and a 10d single from THE SOUTH WALES TRANSPORT CO. LTD. (9wh 1 hlf) | £150 |
| 149 | NER miscellany of issued whole Edmondsons, comprising Alnwick, Bishop Auckland (/). Boroughbridge (bike), Bridlington, Cliburn (bike), Crook, Durham, Great Ayton, 2 x Hinderwell, Hull, Killingworth (dog), 2 x Leeds New Station, Marston Moor, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Ripon, Whitby (/), York. (20) | £150 |
| 150 | EDINBURGH & GLASGOW RAILWAY: Whole Edmondsons, issued in the early 1860s, from Bishop-Briggs, Cowlairs, 2 x Edinburgh (one to Denny – closed 28/7/1930), 2 x Glasgow (one to Campsie J’n – renamed 11/1867), Kirkintilloch, Ratho. 1st, 2nd Express, and Parliamentary issues. One ticket has the company initials on the front, one has the motif on the back; the others are untitled. (8) | £40 |
| 151 | BR (M) FORMER NORTH STAFFS LINES: issued whole Edmondsons from Alsager, Blythe Bridge, Bosley, Burslem, Cheadle Staffs, Congleton, Consall, Creswell Staffs, Crewe, Etruria, Kidsgrove Liverpool Rd., Kingsley & Froghall, Leek, Liverpool Road Halt, Longton, Market Drayton, Meir, Mow Cop & Scholar Green, Newcastle Staffs, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Normacot, North Rode, Pittshill, Tunstall, plus audit tickets from Alton Staffs, Endon, Milton, Rocester, Trentham, Wallgrange & L. (30) | £100 |
| 152 | IRISH RAILWAYS: Issued / pre-dated whole Edmondsons, comprising B&CDR (6), GNRB (6), GNRI (20), L&LSR (10), NIR (42), UTA (100). Includes closed stations. (184) | £85 |
| 153 | LONDON TRANSPORT (BUSES): Approx. 230 all different geographical punch type BUS TICKETS, mainly from the early post-war period with large value overprints, and from numerous routes between 1 and 244. Includes fares between 1d and 9d. Mostly in good condition. (Qty) | £35 |
| 154 | ULLSWATER STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD. undated whole Edmondson STEAMER TICKETS comprising 2nd Class Pooley Bridge to Howtown and a Miner’s Season Ticket. (2) | £55 |
| 155 | BRITISH RAILWAYS (S) PLATFORM TICKETS comprising red diamond (blank back) Aldershot, Ash Vale No.2, Blackfriars, Blackwater Hants, Brighton No.2, Bromley South, Exeter Central No.1, Farnborough; red diamond (RE conditions) Battersea Park, Boxhill & Burford B’ge, Dorchester South, Dorchester West; red diamond (BTC conditions) Bognor Regis No.1, Bognor Regis No.2, Brighton No.3, Earlsfield, East Croydon No.2, East Croydon No.3, Epsom, Exeter Cen. No.1. (20) | £95 |
| 156 | SOUTH OF ENGLAND BUS OPERATORS: Issued punch type BUS TICKETS from Bournemouth Corporation Transport Services (47), Brighton Corporation Transport (10), Brighton Hove & District Omnibus Co, (10), Eastbourne Corporation Motor Bus Services (1), Eastbourne Corporation Motor Omnibus Services (12), Eastbourne Corporation Omnibus Services (23), Hants & Dorset Motor Services (25), Maidstone & District Motor Services (2), Southdown Motor Services (27). Also included are 30 Ultimates from Bournemouth and 27 from Brighton. (Qty) | £85 |
| 157 | LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY whole Edmondsons from the Richmond service via Hammersmith which was withdrawn on 5/6/1916. Includes a 2nd single from Hammersmith Grove Road (closed 5/6/1916) and a 3rd single to the station from Gunnersbury. Also included is a fine whole return from Kensington Addison Road to Kew Gardens dated 18/2/1885. (5) | £95 |
| 158 | DUDLEY, STOURBRIDGE & DISTRICT ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS CO. LTD. numeric stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising 1½d mauve ‘Ordinary’ and 1d white Workman’s Single. This company re-opened and electrified the former Dudley & Stourbridge Steam Tramways route in 1898, but passed into the hands of the Birmingham Midland Tramways Joint Committee on 1/7/1904. Tickets, however, continued to be printed with the company’s title. The ‘Ordinary’ ticket is by Bell Punch Uxbridge and has a 10-24 imprint; the Workman’s single is by Bell Punch London and dates from 1921/22. Both in VGC. (2) | £55 |
| 159 | LIVERPOOL OVERHEAD RAILWAY: A Colourful selection of early tickets, many of which may now be unique. All have ‘specimen’ written on the backs, though two also bear dates. Destinations include Dingle Park Road and Prince’s Dock, while three tickets include journeys by tram. Several bear adverts for Kydd’s Jams and Sirdar Sauce. These are not the usual remaindered tickets circulated following closure of the line. (20) | £55 |
| 160 | GREAT NORTHERN, PICCADILLY & BROMPTON RAILWAY Construction Pass, expiring on 15th December 1906 – the date when the railway opened to the public. Text states ‘ Must be shown to Lift and Train Men when required’. A little worn through obvious use, but an interesting survivor. (1) | £75 |
| 161 | BR TRANSITIONAL TYPES: 14 issued tickets from stations such as Bugle, Dorchester South, Hampton Loade, Haven Street, Hindley & Platt Bridge, Ledbury (to Ledbury Town Halt), Littleborough, Much Wenlock, and Leicester Central, together with 16 audit tickets. Stations of origin include Earls Colne, Felsted, Oundle, Padstow and Ravenstonedale. (30) | £60 |
| 162 | LONDON JOINT LINES collection of whole Edmondsons comprising MET & GW RLYS (4 issued / 7 audit) (1/), LPTB & GW RLYS (2 / -), LPTB & LNE RLYS (- / 1), ELR JT COMM (3 / -) (1 /), MET & L&NE RLYS (3 / 2), MET & GC (8 / -). (30) | £150 |
| 163 | THE LONDON TRAMWAYS COMPANY LTD: An early Whiting 3d blue TRAM TICKET with various named stages, together with later ½d orange and 3d blue issues – the latter with a small /. This concern opened in 1870 and was taken over by London County Council on 1/1/1899 (3) | £55 |
| 164 | LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY: A small collection of type L91 LUGGAGE LABELS on blue paper with the title in tiny lettering for Axminster., Colyton., Dean., Dinton., Gillingham., Lympstone, MILBORNE PORT, Semley., SUTTON BINGM., and Tisbury. (10) | £30 |
| 165 | BR (M). Approx 150 issued and audit whole Edmondsons from a wide variety of stations including closed / de-staffed dating from c.1950s-1980s. All appear to be different. (Qty) | £55 |
| 166 | PRE-NATIONALISATION SEASON TICKETS: A collection of mainly issued tickets, comprising CSP Co. & LMS (1), D&A Jt. (9), GC&Mid Jt. (2), GWR (15), GW&GC Jt. (1), GW&GC Jt & LNE (1), GW&LMS Jt (1), LM&SR (16), LNER (11), LNE&LPTB (1), M&GN Jt. (1), SR (15), S&GW Rlys I1). Includes 11 leatherette folding tickets and issues from closed stations. (75) | £230 |
| 167 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY EDMONDSON MISCELLANY comprising a set of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class adult and child Specimen returns for the Addison Road Kensington Exhibition of 1895 and various other issued and audit tickets, including an omnibus return for the Waterloo to Kings Cross service, hotel, Columbine Hockey Party and Sleeping Car tickets. (20) | £95 |
| 168 | LPTB / LT GREEN LINE COACHES: 17 all different named-stage punch type BUS TICKETS for the pre-war Hitchin to Baldock services (codes pre-code D, and code D), together with 15 tickets from the wartime Hitchin and Chesham services (24/25; 45/47/47A). The tickets have been loose mounted on card by the vendor, with a summary of the tickets at the front. Condition is mostly good with some unusual / rare issues noted. See note at Lot 18. (32) | £200 |
| 169 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY – SWANSEA AND THE WEST THEREOF: Issued whole Edmondsons from Fishguard Harbour, Garnant (to Mumbles Road), Gowerton, Haverfordwest, 2 x Llanelly, New Milford (rn 1/9/1906), Saundersfoot, 3 x Swansea H. St., 2 x Tenby, 2 x Tirydail (1 Bd), Whitland, together with audit tickets from Fishguard Harbour and Llanelly (Pic-nic Pleasure Party). (18) | £90 |
| 170 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY: 2 issued whole and 2 half Edmondsons for through rail / road journeys using the company’s OMNIBUS. The whole tickets are from Edgware Road to Piccadilly Circus – bus from Baker Street, and Gower Street to Charing Cross – bus from Portland Road (/); the halves are for use between Moorgate Street and Regent Circus. (2wh 2hlf) | £120 |
| 171 | BR (M) NORTH AND MID WALES: A collection of 50 issued and 23 audit whole Edmondsons. Includes closed stations and interesting types. (73) | £110 |
| 172 | LM&SR EDINBURGH AREA: Issued whole Edmondsons from Balerno, Barnton (closed 7/5/1951), 2 x Craigleith Dalry Road, Davidson’s Main (closed 7/5/1951), 2 x East Pilton, East Pilton Halt (renamed 11/1938 Bd), 3 x Edinburgh Princes St., Granton Road, Leith, 2 x Murrayfield, Newpark, Slateford, West Calder, together with an audit ticket from House o’ Hill. Colinton and Hailes Halt (both closed 1/11/1943) included in destinations. (20) | £190 |
| 173 | LANARKSHIRE TRAMWAYS CO. LTD ½d brown named stage punch type TRAM TICKET with a red ‘C’ overprint. This concern covered the area around Hamilton, Motherwell and Wishaw. Closures started on 14/9/1928 and were completed on 14/2/1931. (1) | £65 |
| 174 | DARTMOUTH TO KINGSWEAR FERRY: An excellent collection of different FERRY TICKETS from this railway-owned operation, comprising 9 issued and 20 audit GWR (including transitional), 1 issued RE, 1 issued and 9 audit BR, 2 issued and 2 audit BTC, 1 issued BRB, and 7 roll tickets. (51) | £90 |
| 175 | BR WHOLE EDMONDSONS WITH SERIAL NUMBER ‘0000’: A selection of 21 date stamped and 16 pre-dated tickets, mainly from Scotland. Includes issues from Mossend, Corkerhill and the opening / re-opening of the stations at Anderston, Argyle Street, Bridgeton, Dalmarnock, Finnieston, and Rutherglen on 5/11/1979. The pre-dated tickets are mainly for Branch Line Society tours and were used on these occasions. (37) | £40 |
| 176 | LM&SR CUMBRIA AND BORDERS: Issued whole Edmondsons including from Askham, Barbon, Carlisle M&C, Cockermouth, Coniston, Egremont Cum, Grange-over-S, Harrington, Keswick, Kirkby Fur, Lake Side W, Maryport, Moor Row. Nethertown, Parton Cumberland, Tebay (To Sedbergh), Torver, Troutbeck, Ulverston, plus audit tickets including Bowness, Kirkby Lonsdale, Newby Bridge, etc. (30) | £120 |
| 177 | LB&SCR issued 3rd singles from Barcombe Mills, Barnham Junction, Bexhill, Bognor, Burgess Hill, Christ’s Hospital West Horsham, Eastbourne, Hailsham, Hayward’s Heath, Heathfield (Bd), Hellingley, Henfield, Horley, Horsham, Hove D’n, Lewes, Portslade, Steyning, Tunbridge Wells, West Brighton (/). A couple of tickets have got paper on the backs from previous mounting, otherwise in good / VGC. (20) | £70 |
| 178 | LM&SR RAIL / SHIPPING INTEREST: A collection of 60 issued and 40 audit whole Edmondsons for journeys by RAIL AND / OR WATER. Most are associated with journeys across the Irish sea, but tickets from the Clyde Coast, Lake District, North Wales Coast and the Mersey are also included. Contains a number of interesting types and agency issues – also the odd closed station. (100) | £45 |
| 179 | SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY / SE&CR issued whole Edmondsons from East Kent. Includes an 1886 3rd single Dover Town SER (closed 14/10/1914) to Sandgate (closed 1/4/1931), a 3rd single Margate Sands to Ramsgate Town (both closed 2/7/1926), a 2nd single Margate West (renamed 11/7/1926) to Whitstable Town (closed 31/12/1914) and 1st single Canterbury West to Tankerton Halt (closed 1/1/1931). (9) | £230 |
| 180 | HIGHLAND RAILWAY: A nice pair of 3rd Parly singles from Pitlochry to Ballinluig, one lilac (dated 22/7/1889; slight corner damage), the other green (dated 5/10/1907: VGC, but has mounting paper) – probably from consecutive print runs. (2) | £50 |
| 181 | LM&SR: Approximately 200 whole Edmondsons of which half have been issued. A good selection of types and closed stations included. (Qty) | £110 |
| 182 | ULSTER TRANSPORT AUTHORITY: Approximately 180 issued and 85 audit whole Edmondsons, together with a small number of weekly tickets and severed halves. (Qty) | £75 |
| 183 | COVENTRY CORPORATION TRAMWAYS named stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising 2 x 1d blue, 1½d green, and 2 x 3d brown Transfer tickets; together with 2 x 2d white, 2 x 3d green, and 4d orange with numbered stages. All are different. Three of the tickets have ‘R’ overprints’ and some show Punch & Ticket as the printer. Mostly in VGC. The Coventry system closed on 24/12/1940, although services on some routes ceased as early as 1932. (10) | £70 |
| 184 | PRE-GROUPING LUGGAGE LABELS. Scarcer examples mostly from smaller or joint lines: E&MR., East and West Junction, Furness, GW&MR, H&A, MSJ&AR, Mersey, N&S Joint, NBR (West Highland), NER (early coloured type), PD&SW Junction, Rhymney. Mostly VGC. (25) | £230 |
| 185 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY PLATFORM TICKETS comprising T2B Lee, Loughborough Jc., Lydd; T3 Ladywell, Lancing, Lancing No.2, Leatherhead, Lee, Lee No.1, Lewes, Lewisham Junction, Lingfield, Liphook, Liss, Littlehampton No.2, London Road Brighton, London Road Guildford No.1, London Road Guildford No.2, Lordship Lane, Lower Sydenham. Eleven bear dates in 1947 and 1948. (20) | £200 |
| 186 | LONDON PASSENGER TRANSPORT BOARD named stage punch type BUS TICKETS from Services 6, 7, 13, 17, 17&180, 19, 22, 30, 34&34B, 39, 48, 52, 58, 61, 69, 75, 80&80A, 80A&164A, 82, 86&86A, together with LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS CO. issues from Services 9&92, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 24, 25, 40X and 67. Condition varies, but generally good. (30) | £30 |
| 187 | LB&SC & L&SW RYS 3rd single Havant to East Southsea (closed 10/8/1914), together with two singles titled Portsmouth Joint Line (printed by each of the companies) and three Joint Steamer tickets, all with different titles. One is a whole Daily Workman return overstamped specimen. (6) | £50 |
| 188 | GLASGOW CORPORATION TRAMWAYS geographical stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising 3 x 1d light brown, 1½d green, and 2d pink, together with ½d yellow, 2 x 1d grey and 2 x 1½d green geographical stage punch type tickets from GLASGOW CORPORATION TRANSPORT with ‘car’ in the conditions, and a 3d numeric stage print with ‘Tram’ in the conditions. Includes some of the longer prints. Condition is general good / VG. (11) | £210 |
| 189 | MANCHESTER SOUTH JUNCTION & ALTRINCHAM RAILWAY: 5 pre-grouping and 25 pre-Nationalisation issued whole Edmondsons from a variety of stations. One of the PG issues has Bd and another has joined halves, but otherwise condition is generally good / VG. (30) | £80 |
| 190 | PRE-GROUPING MISCELLANY: A collection of 23 issued and 12 audit whole Edmondsons comprising 8 x L&NWR, 3 x GER, 6 x DR&CR, 9 x GWR, 5 x L&SWR, 2 x S&D Joint, 1 x OA&GBR and 1 x L&Y and L&NW Joint. (35) | £95 |
| 191 | BR (W) FORMER CAMBRIAN LINES: Issued whole Edmondsons from Aberdovey, Abermule, Aberystwyth, Ardleen, Bettisfield, Borth, Breidden, Bryngwyn, Builth Road LL, Buttington, Devils Bridge, Dovey Jn., Ellesmere, Fenns Bank, Frankton Halt, Harlech, Llanfechain Halt, Llanfyllin, Llansantffraid, Marchwiel, Moat Lane, Newbridge on Wye, Oswestry, Pant Salop, Towyn, Welshpool, Ynyslas, plus undated tickets from Llanidloes, Devil’s Bridge, and an audit ticket from Aberedw. (30) | £110 |
| 192 | LNER SOUTH AND WEST OF NEWCASTLE: Issued whole Edmondsons from Annfield Plain, Blackhill, 2 x Blaydon (one is double single), Crook, Durham S, East Boldon, Elswick, Greenhead, Hebburn, Hexham, Lambley, Lemington, 2 x Newcastle (to Riccarton Junc and Shotley Bridge, Penshaw, 2 x Scotswood, Shotley Bridge, Stanhope, Tow Law, Tyne Dock, Washington N, together with audit tickets from Beamish, Consett (1000 mile series), Westgate in Weardale, (26) | £120 |
| 193 | LONDON TRANSPORT TRAMWAYS (69) and LONDON TRANSPORT T&T (15) all different geographical stage punch type TRAM TICKETS with code 55 (Services 31, 33, 35) in pre-war, wartime and post-war periods. A selection of tickets is offered, which have been loose mounted on card by the vendor, with a summary of the tickets at the front. Condition is mostly good with some unusual / rare issues noted. See note at Lot 18. (84) | £220 |
| 194 | BR (W) SOUTH WALES: issued whole Edmondsons from Aberdare High Level, Brynamman West, Cefn Coed, Clarbeston Rd, Cockett, Colbren junction, Crynant, Darran & Deri, Dowlais High Street, Glyn Neath, Hirwaun, Llanelly, Llanglydwen, Mathry Road, Merthyr, Milford Haven, Nantymoel, Pembrey & Burry Port, Pembroke, Pembroke Dock, Sarnau, Whitland, together with audit tickets from Clynderwen, Cwmavon Mon, Cwmbach Halt, Gowerton North, Lanpumpsaint, St. Clears, Sebastapol, Trecynon Halt. Several halts and closed stations in destinations. (30) | £140 |
| 195 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY: Issued 2nd and 3rd singles from Bowes Park, Farringdon Street, Finsbury Park, Holloway (renamed 6/6/1901; closed 1/10/1915), Leeds, New Southgate, Potter’s Bar, Stamford, Welwyn (renamed 12/7/1926). York. (10) | £30 |
| 196 | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CORPORATION TRAMWAYS all different geographical stage punch type TRAM TICKETS, comprising 7 x 1d white (1 / Beach Section), 1½d cream, 2d yellow, 3 x 2d blue (two are slightly different High Street to Leigh-on-Sea prints), 2½d blue, and 3d pink. The tram system opened in 1901 and closed on 8/4/1942. (14) | £35 |
| 197 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY – WEST MIDLANDS: A collection of 60 mostly issued pre-grouping whole Edmondsons, the vast majority being singles, with some from the 1880 / 1890s. The tickets are from 19 different issuing stations and include Coalbrookdale, Knowle (renamed 1/7/1899), Old Hill, Round Oak and Wilmcote. (60) | £170 |
| 198 | LUTON CORPORATION TRAMWAYS geographical stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising 1d white, 1d red, 1½d blue and 2d yellow ‘Ordinary’ issues, and an olive ½d Child ticket, together with a 1½d blue numeric stage issue from LUTON CORPORATION TRANSPORT. None of the tickets make reference to a lessee, so are from the period after 1923 (two, in fact, have 1931 written on the backs. The Luton system closed on 16/4/1932. (6) | £90 |
| 199 | LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY: A selection of 1st, 2nd and 3rd class pre-1890 singles from different parts of the system comprising Bettws y Coed, Berkhamsted, Donnington, Eccles, Euston EO, London Euston (/), Manchester Victoria, Rugby, Shrewsbury and Warwick Milverton. (10) | £160 |
| 200 | MIDLAND RAILWAY issued 3rd singles from Lancaster Green Ayre to Halton, High Bentham (official name Bentham) to Ulverston Fur, together with a 3rd single from London St. Pancras to High Bentham (/), and a FURNESS & MIDLAND RLY 3rd single Borwick to Halton. (4) | £65 |
| 201 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY, LB&SCR SECTION: A collection of 30 issued whole Edmondsons from all different stations, many of which are transitional prints. (30) | £130 |
| 202 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY – SOUTH WALES. 30 issued whole Edmondsons from all different stations, 20 of which are closed. Includes Aberavon Town, Crynant, Hirwaun, Llanvihangel Mon, Newcastle Emlyn, Pentir Rhiw and Sarnau. (30) | £110 |
| 203 | THE NATIONAL OMNIBUS & TRANSPORT CO. LTD. A selection of 11 pre-war single punch type BUS TICKETS including examples from three different sets, and a variety of adverts on the backs (Taunton, Weymouth, Luton, etc.). All are used and in generally good condition. (11) | £100 |
| 204 | SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY / SE&CR selection of white LUGGAGE LABELS all with “early” style printing: Caterham, Chelsfield, Dover, Edenbridge, Folkestone H. (laid to card), Godstone, Kenley, Merstham, Penshurst, Red Hill, Shorncliffe (black border and inverted letter “S”). All good/VGC. (11) | £50 |
| 205 | EAST LONDON RAILWAY issued 3rd single from Deptford Road (dated 11/5/1898; renamed 17/7/1911), together with EAST LONDON RAILWAY JOINT COMMITTEE issues from 2 x Surrey Docks and Wapping (dated 6/11/1897?), and an EAST LONDON & GE RYS 3rd single from New Cross (issued 1898?). The first and last mentioned have LB&SC conditions on the backs. (5) | £210 |
| 206 | LM&SR EX-HIGHLAND LINES: Issued whole Edmondsons from Achnashellach, Boat of Garten, Culrain, Duncraig, Dunkeld, Forsinard, Foulis, Georgemas (iu), Gollanfield, Golspie, Halkirk, Inverness, Kinloss (iu), Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotscalder, Strathcarron, Stromeferry, Tain, Watten, together with an audit 3rd single from Muir of Ord. The tickets from Culrain, Golspie, Stromeferry and Watten are ‘Passenger Ticket by Goods Train’. The Stromeferry issue is unusual in having a printed destination (Kyle of Lochalsh). (20) | £75 |
| 207 | BR (E) EAST ANGLIA: A collection of 18 issued and 32 audit whole Edmondsons. The issued tickets include examples from stations such as Paston & Knapton No.1, Quy, Thorpness and Wisbech East; the audit tickets are all from closed or unstaffed stations and include Stretham, Sutton, and Wilburton, which closed to regular passengers in 1931. (50) | £80 |
| 208 | BRIGHTON CORPORATION ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS: A 1d yellow named stage punch type TRAM TICKET, together with 10 different 1d tickets from BRIGHTON CORPORATION TRAMWAYS in a variety of colours and shades, one with a red ‘S’ overprint. Some tickets have Oller, Punch & Ticket, and Hunt imprints; 4 bear no printer name. (11) | £60 |
| 209 | DUBLIN, WICKLOW & WEXFORD RAILWAY: A fine 1st single from Killeney & Ballybrack to Kingstown with a large ‘K’ in the top left corner (dated 18/12/1900?), together with a 2nd single from Westland Row to Blackrock (dated 1/8/1895, but with a noticeable /), 3 severed halves from the DW&WR and 4 from the DUBLIN & SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY. (2wh 7hlf) | N/S |
| 210 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE: Issued 1st single Nottingham Joint Station (renamed 12/6/1900) to Sutton-in-Ashfield (closed 14/9/1931) (Bd), together with 3rd singles from Bulwell Forest GN (closed 23/9/1929) to Netherfield & Colwick, Daybrook to Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottingham Victoria to Gedling, and Sutton-in-Ashfield to Bestwood Colliery (closed 14/9/1931) (5) | £50 |
| 211 | BR (E / N). Approx 150 issued and audit whole Edmondsons from a wide variety of stations including closed / de-staffed dating from c.1950s-1980s. All appear to be different. (Qty) | £50 |
| 212 | LM&SR MISCELLANY: Issued whole Edmondsons from Barnt Green, 3 x Broad Street, Didsbury (trans), Hindley & Platt Bridge (GC station – post nationalisation print), Keswick, Liverpool Lime St., London St. Pancras (to Tilbury Dock; soiled), Long Preston, Mangotsfield, Maryport, Marsh Lane & S. Rd., Rhosgoch, Withington & WD, together with audit tickets from Hornsey Road, Malins Lee, Upper Broughton, and some less common types from other stations. (30) | £26 |
| 213 | DEVON TRAMWAYS: Issued named stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising EXETER CORPORATION TRAMWAYS – 1½d blue (/),1½d pink; PLYMOUTH CORPORATION TRAMWAYS – 1½d mauve (Routes 4-5-11&12) and TORQUAY TRAMWAYS CO. LTD. – 1d white, 2d blue, 3d white / yellow (/). (6) | £70 |
| 214 | BR (M) WEST MIDLANDS: A selection of 55 issued and 5 audit whole Edmondsons from different stations / variation of station name. The majority are from open stations, but, of course, Edmondsons have not been issued for many years. Closed stations are included, however, Coundon Road, Darlaston, Foleshill, Great Bridge, Monument Lane, and Winson Green being examples. (60) | £65 |
| 215 | PRE-NATIONALISATION PLATFORM TICKETS comprising SR – T1C East Budleigh, Newton St. Cyres, Sutton Bingham: T2A Crediton, Littleham; T2B Colyton; T3 Bere Alston, Ottery St,. Mary, Ringwood, Semley, Tavistock No.2, Wadebridge (Bd); LNER – T2 Dalmeny (dated 1928), T3A Linlithgow, Whitby M; T3B Edinburgh Waverley No.1 Set, Edinburgh Waverley No, 5 Set; T3C Edinburgh Waverley (4) No.2 Set, Grantham; T2 Free Bishops Auckland, Grantham, Grimsby Town (a little foxed); GWR – T2 Stourbridge Town; T3 2 x Pwllheli, Free Cardiff General; LMS – T2A Moses Gate, Smethwick; plus AA Fenchurch Street No.16 (salmon) and LMS machine issue Euston No.1. (30) | £110 |
| 216 | CARDIFF RAILWAY audit whole Edmondsons, comprising a 3rd child Parly single from Whitchurch to Glanyllyn (closed 20/7/1931), and a two-piece 3rd child Parly return from Whitchurch to Heath. (2) | £55 |
| 217 | LNER FORMER GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND LINES: Issued whole Edmondsons from 2 x Aberdeen, Aberdeen W (to Ruthrieston, cl. 5/4/1937), Ballater, Fraserburgh, Huntly, Inverugie, Inverurie, Keith, Keith Town, Kinaldie, Kintore, Kittybrewster, Logierieve, Longside, Maud, Mintlaw, Peterhead, Portsoy, Rothiemay, Strichen, together with audit tickets from Aboyne, Dufftown, Port Gordon. (24) | £150 |
| 218 | W. ALLEN (1920s London independent bus operator): A selection of numeric stage punch type BUS TICKETS, all of stock appearance and titled ‘Omnibus Ticket’, but tailored for Allen with ‘W.A.’ initials at the foot. The tickets are from two distinct sets and values range up to 1/-. All are used and in good condition – one has a date 8/9/1925 written on the back. (10) | £60 |
| 219 | THETFORD & WATTON RAILWAY: A nice set of three Type 1 singles for 3rd Class, Parliamentary, and Parliamentary 3rd Class journeys, and a Type 2 (serial number at both sides) 3rd single. The issuing stations are Barnham, Bury St Edmunds and 2 x Stow Bedon. (4) | £50 |
| 220 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY ROAD MOTOR OMNIBUSES issued 1/6d single fare green punch type BUS TICKET for the Penzance – Land’s End route. In VGC. (1) | £100 |
| 221 | GLASGOW & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY issued 3rd singles from Ardrossan to London St. Pancras and Glasgow St. Enoch No.2 to Paisley G&SW. Both in VGC. (2) | £28 |
| 222 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY: Issued Pre-grouping whole Edmondsons from Aynho, Birmingham SH (dated 1879), Gobowen (joined halves), Henley on Thames, Highworth, Moreton Hampstead, Olton, Paddington 2, Pembroke Dock (Bd /), Shrewsbury. Closed stations in destinations. (10) | £28 |
| 223 | ABERDEEN CORPORATION TRAMWAYS named stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising 2 x 1d light brown, 1½d green, and 2d pink – all by GNP and in good / VGC. The Corporation commenced tram operations in 1898. The system fclosed on 3/5/1958, although closures started as early as 1931. (4) | £30 |
| 224 | SOUTH EASTERN & CHATHAM RAILWAY issued 3rd single from Brockley Lane (closed 1/1/1917) to Nunhead Junc. (closed 3/5/1925) – dated 22/5/1906 and is in VGC – together with a 2nd single from Greenwich (renamed 1/7/1900, closed 1/1/1917) to Southwark Pk (closed 15/3/1915). This ticket has minor foxing and was issued on 8/12/190x. (2) | £20 |
| 225 | BRITISH RAILWAYS (M) PLATFORM TICKETS comprising Transitional (blank back) Blackpool South, Carnforth, Morecambe Prom A; Transitional ((RE conditions) Blackpool Cen. No.1, Carlisle No.1, Liverpool Lime Street, London St. Pancras B, Manchester Central; red diamond (RE conditions) Fleetwood, London St. Pancras, Manchester Ex., St. Pancras B, Stafford, Walsall, Wolverhampton; red diamond (BTC conditions) 2 x Bedford Midland Rd 2nd Set (different series), Carlisle, Rock Ferry No.1, Wellingborough Mid Rd., together with BTC red diamond 1d issues from Chester General, Liverpool Lime Street, St. Albans City, Watford High Street. (24) | £100 |
| 226 | LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY LTD. A selection of all different named stage BUS TICKETS from Services 77 (13), 77A (7), 177 (2), together with LG0C & ASSOCIATED COS. tickets from Services 77&177 (4), 77A (4), and 177 (4). Condition varies, but generally good / VG. (34) | £220 |
| 227 | BRITISH AND IRISH MINOR RAILWAY MISCELLANY: Mainly audit whole Edmondsons comprising 12 Easingwold, 1 Bishops Castle, 1 Corringham Light, 1 SBCR, 2 K&ES 5 Mersey Railway, together with 7 whole thin card, 15 half thin card / Edmondson and I unused season from the WC&P, 4 paper / thin card from the Wantage Tramway, a SWT Co. Mumbles Electric Railway punch ticket, 2 season tickets from the SL&NCR, 15 Festiniog PARCELS STAMPS, 8 East Kent / K&ES train staff tickets, and 13 miscellaneous other (mainly non-ticket) items – including County Donegal. (Qty) | £45 |
| 228 | LNER IN THE HOME COUNTIES: issued whole Edmondsons from Ashwell & Morden, Ayot, Baldock, 3 x Dunstable LMS, 3 x Dunstable Town, 5 x Luton, Luton Hoo, 2 x Luton Hoo for New Mill End, Hertford North, Royston, Stevenage, Welwyn (renamed 12/7/1926), Welwyn Garden City ES, Welwyn North, 5 x Wheathampstead. Includes several transitional prints. (28) | £60 |
| 229 | MR – BROOM JUNCTION: A collection of 3rd singles to this small Warwickshire village. The origins are Barnt Green, 2 x Birmingham St’n St., Bristol, 2 x Evesham, King’s Heath. Four of the tickets are from the 1890s, while one other from that period is not dated, but appears to have been detached from a waybill. The Barnt Green ticket is not issued. All are in VGC, though one has glue marks on the back. (7) | £95 |
| 230 | LM&SR OMNIBUS SERVICES punch type BUS TICKETS for services from Boxmoor Station to Hemel Hempsted, Harpenden and Cupid Green – all with identical named stages / layout. Values of 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 7d, 10d and 1/1d are in pink, and an Exchange ticket in blue. (10) | £240 |
| 231 | GER Issued Sgls for foreign bookings in London. Includes 1st, 2nd and 3rd class tickets from Liverpool Street for the GER Croydon service that ran via the East London line from 1/2/1887 to 31/5/1911 and a 3rd single from Stratford to Canonbury (NL) via Victoria Park. One ticket has Bd, and another has a vertical crease. (5) | £75 |
| 232 | LM&SR – SCOTLAND: 85 mainly issued whole Edmondsons, including c.30 transitional prints, interesting types (e.g. 3 x Passenger by Goods Train) and closed stations. (85) | £90 |
| 233 | LGOC (4), LGOC & ASSOCIATED COS. (27), LPTB BUSES (47), LT BUSES (6) all different fareboard geographical punch type BUS TICKETS from Services / Routes 24, 24&284C, 24&134, 29 and 29&166. A selection of tickets is offered to show changes in stages and route patterns. Condition is mostly good with some unusual / rare issues noted. See note at Lot 18. (84) | £60 |
| 234 | MERSEY FERRIES: Issued and audit whole Edmondsons comprising 3 x New Ferry (two probably 1870s); 4 x Rock Ferry; 3 x Seacombe Ferry (one printed for issue by the Wrexham Mold & Connahs Quay Rly) and 10 x Woodside Ferry. The latter include two tickets for the 1929 World Jamboree and an “Unemployed” Free Return Ticket. Also included is a superb monthly contract ticket for the Woodside Ferry. (21) | £65 |
| 235 | JERSEY EASTERN RAILWAY CO. LTD. An undated 1st single from St. Helier to St. Lukes. In excellent condition apart from a small mounting mark. The railway closed on 21/6/1929. (1) | £85 |
| 236 | U.N.U. MOTOR SERVICE numeric stage punch type BUS TICKETS comprising 1d white, 3d mauve, 8d red, and 1/- grey, all by Williamson. The 3d issue is a smaller print with a blank back; the others show ‘Single’ in the text and have adverts on the back. U.N.U. was a Caernarvon company, which was purchased by the LMS in November 1929 and merged into the new LMS (Crosville) concern. In good / VGC. (4) | £55 |
| 237 | KENT & EAST SUSSEX RAILWAY: A collection of 10 issued and 18 audit whole Edmondsons, together with 11 thin card tickets and 5 severed halves. The issued Edmondsons are from Biddenden, 2 x Bodiam, Headcorn Jn., High Halden Road, 2 x Northiam, Robertsbridge Jn. and 2 x Tenterden Town. (39wh 5hlf) | £45 |
| 238 | LM&SR – FORMER CALEDONIAN LINES AROUND DUNDEE: Issued whole Edmondsons from Baldragon, Barnhill, Blairgowrie, Brechin, Careston, 2 x Dundee West (to Auchterhouse, Magdalen Green), Gagie Halt, Justinhaugh, Kilgennie, Kirriemuir, Liff, Lochee, Meigle, Montrose (to Dubton Junc), Tannadice, together with an issued Edmondson Holiday Contract Ticket for the area, and audit whole Edmondsons from Baldragon, Brechin, Farnell Road. 5 of the tickets are for bikes. (20) | £250 |
| 239 | GREAT WESTERN & GREAT CENTRAL JOINT: A selection of 3 issued pre-grouping and 17 pre-nationalisation whole Edmondsons. The former are from High Wycombe (corner damage), Little Kimble and Princes Risboro’; 9 different stations are included in the latter. (20) | £70 |
| 240 | WREXHAM, MOLD & CONNAHS QUAY RAILWAY issued 3rd Parly single from Plas Power (closed 1/1/1931) to Wrexham Central. In VGC. (1) | £450 |
| 241 | BR (N / E) SHEFFIELD TO BARNSLEY AND LEEDS: Issued whole Edmondsons from Altofts & Whitwood, Barnsley Court House, Brightside (/), Chapeltown (/), Chapeltown South, Cudworth, Darfield, Ecclesfield West, Elsecar & Hoyland, Hunslet, Kilnhurst West, Leeds City, Methley North, Normanton (/), Parkgate & Rawmarsh, Rotherham, Rotherham Masboro, Royston & Notton, Sheffield Midland, Swinton Town, Walton Yorks, Wath North, Wentworth, Wincobank, Wombwell west, Woodlesford, together with audit tickets from Ecclesfield LMS, Holmes. (28) | £45 |
| 242 | ASHOVER LIGHT RAILWAY: An unissued 12-journey Edmondson Workman’s Ticket available between Milltown and Ashover. Workmen’s Tickets – of which there were 5 separate issues – were not popular (this example is numbered 0022), even though they offered a substantial reduction against ordinary fares. Usage declined sharply after the 3rd year of operation in 1927 and the facility was withdrawn in 1930. In excellent condition, apart from a little mounting paper on the back. (1) | £200 |
| 243 | THE GREAT ORME TRAMWAYS CO. named stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising an early 3d white 1st Station to Summit / Summit to 1st Station / 1st Station to Victoria, and a 1/- pink return Victoria to Summit with a Bell Punch Uxbridge 7-25 imprint, together with GREAT ORME TRAMWAYS-titled issues comprising 4d off-while Victoria Station to First Station, 6d yellow Summit to Victoria, 8d blue Victoria to Summit, and a 2d purple Resident’s Ticket, two of which have Bell Punch Uxbridge 5-27 imprints. All but one of the tickets appear to have been clipped on use. (6) | £28 |
| 244 | MIDLAND RAILWAY: A selection of Type M102, 103 & 104 LUGGAGE LABELS on mauve paper, including some less common destinations. (71) | £30 |
| 245 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY PLATFORM TICKETS comprising T1B New Romney & Littlestone on Sea; T1C Northam; T2A Newhaven Harbour; T2B New Beckenham, Newick & Chailey, Newington, Norbury, North Sheen, Norwood Jc. & S’th Norwood DO; T3 New Cross, New Cross Gate No.1, New Eltham, Newhaven Town, Norbiton, Norbury, North Camp, North Dulwich, Northfleet, Norwood Jc. & South Norwood, Nunhead. Ten of the tickets bear dates in 1947 and 1948. (20) | £210 |
| 246 | LNER CLOSED STATIONS ON GNR AND NER LINES: issued whole Edmondsons from Alford Town, Burton Salmon, Barlow, Essendine, Halifax Old station, Heck, Ludboro’, Luton Hoo for New Mill End, Mablethorpe, New Basford, Nottingham Lon. Rd HL, Osmondthorpe Halt, Ossett, Penda’s Way, Pool, Ripon, Rossington, Spofforth, Tollerton, Tumby Woodside, Wheathampstead, Wormald Green. Includes transitional prints. (22) | £90 |
| 247 | Corris Railway: An issued blue 3rd single from Corris to Machynlleth, dated 5/4/1890. The line was absorbed by the GWR on 4/8/1930 and closed to passenger traffic on 1/1/1931. (1) | £130 |
| 248 | LONDON COUNTRY BUSES: An album containing tickets from Autocar Services Ltd (12), Redcar Services Ltd (12), Amersham & District Motor Bus Co Ltd (2), Berkhamsted & District Motor Services (1), Queens Park Coaches (11), East Surrey Traction Co Ltd (59) and approx 380 tickets variously titled London General Country Services Ltd, London Passenger Transport Board, London Transport (Country Buses), London Transport (Country Buses & Coaches), London Transport Country Buses, London Transport Buses, London Country Bus Ser. Ltd and London Transport (Coaches). Nicely arranged with some useful annotation. (Qty) | £500 |
| 249 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY ROAD MOTOR OMNIBUSES two-piece Edmondson BUS TICKET for the return journey between Plymouth and Burrator. (1) | £95 |
| 250 | DISTRICT RAILWAY 3rd Parly single from Heston-Hounslow to Boston Road. This is a first day issue, dated 1/4/1886 and numbered ‘000’. Heston-Hounslow was renamed on 1/12/1925; Boston Road on 11/12/1911. (1) | £210 |
| 251 | BIDEFORD, WESTWARD HO! AND APPLEDORE RAILWAY CO. Thin card Excursion Tickets (one 3rd; the other unclassified), together with a half punch type ticket. The line operated between 1901-1917. (3) | £95 |
| 252 | BELFAST & NORTHERN COUNTIES RAILWAY: A fine 3rd single from Belfast to Greencastle (closed 1/1/1916). The ticket was issued on 29/9/1886, although an ordinary date stamp of 25/1/1887 has been applied later. (1) | £35 |
| 253 | LONDON TRANSPORT (BUSES) all different named-stage punch type BUS TICKETS from Routes 211 (45 tickets), 226 (21), 233 (46), and 291 (14) in wartime and post-war periods. A selection of tickets is offered to show changes in stages and route patterns during the period covered. Condition is mostly good with some unusual / rare issues noted. See note at Lot 18. (126) | £140 |
| 254 | A COLLECTION OF OVER 400 LUGGAGE LABELS, comprising examples from the Calley, CK&PR, D&A Joint, GCR, GER, G&SWR, GNR, GNR(I), GN&GE Joint, GNofS, DW&GC Joint, LB&SCR, LM&SR, LNER, L&NWR, L&SWR, Midland, M&GN Joint, N&S Joint, NER, NBR, SL&NCR, and SR. There is heavy duplication of 3 or 4 prints, but otherwise there appears to be over 300 different labels. A couple of wagon labels / miscellaneous forms are also included. (Qty) | £260 |
| 255 | CALEDONIAN RAILWAY: An Edmondson Card ticket, in excellent condition, admitting the bearer to Perth General Station on the occasion of the Royal Visit on Friday 10th July 1914 – the holder to be in the station not later than 2.20pm. One for the PLATFORM TICKET collectors? (1) | £130 |
| 256 | LM&SR LEICESTERSHIRE / NORTHANTS AND BORDERS: Issued whole Edmondsons from Blisworth, Byfield, Leicester, Loughborough, Manton (iu), Market Harboro’, Melton Mowbray, Melton Mowbray Mid, Northampton B. St, Northampton Castle, Old Dalby, Piddington, Ringstead & Addington, Rockingham, Seaton, South Witham, Stamford, Stockingford, Thrapston B. St, Thorpe, Weldon & Corby, Wellinboro’ M. Rd, Welton, Wansford, plus audit whole Edmondsons from Leicester Fosse Road (Parking), Leicester West Bridge (Parking), Oakham, Harringworth, Moira, Upper Broughton. (30) | £70 |
| 257 | UTH EASTERN & CHATHAM RAILWAY: Issued 3rd singles from Addiscombe Road, Ashford, Blackheath, Brookland (renamed 1930 /), Bromley South (Bd), Dover Harbour (closed 10/7/1925 Bd), Dover Town (closed 14/10/1914 – faded front), Hythe (renamed 21/9/1925), Kent House Beckenham, Ladywell, Margate West (renamed 11/7/1926 Bd), Maze Hill East Grinstead (renamed 2/5/1937), Merstham, Red Hill, Sidcup (Bd), Tunbridge Wells, Well Hall (renamed 1/10/1916), together with a 1st single from Guildford (to Blackwater & York Town – renamed 1/6/1913 /) (18) | £95 |
| 258 | GATESHEAD TRAMWAYS: Two early roll-type TRAM TICKETS by Williamson comprising 1d pink ‘Teams Section’ 1st stage, and 1d white ‘Teams Section’ 2nd stage. (2) | £25 |
| 259 | LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY: Issued whole Edmondsons from Bournemouth Central (Staff Priv. sgl), Bournemouth West (2nd sgl), Exeter St. David’s (2nd Rtn Umberleigh /), Ford (dog – renamed 9/7/1923), Leatherhead (3rd child sgl), Portsmouth Town (3rd sgl /), St. Malo Station (bike – slightly foxed), Weybridge (1st sgl), together with an undated Soldier Govt Rate Rtn Torrington to Barnstaple Junc., and an audit blank Military or Territorial Bike Rtn Southampton West. (10) | £85 |
| 260 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY JOINT LINES WHOLE EDMONDSONS comprising 3 issued and 1 audit GN&GE Joint (one a very good 3rd single from Haxey), 3 issued West Riding Railway, and 3 audit GN&L&NW Joint. Two of the tickets have Bd and 2 excess paper from previous mounting. (10) | £100 |
| 261 | BR (W) SOMERSET, DORSET & THE WEST COUNTRY: Issued whole Edmondsons from Axbridge, 2 x Bampton Devon, Broad Clyst, Chacewater, Cheddar, Chetnole Halt, Coryton, Crediton, East Budleigh (Rail Motor), Evercreech Jn., Hallatrow, Halwill, Lifton, Maiden Newton, Midsomer Norton & Welton, Pensford, Plympton, Portishead, Sampford Courtenay, Tiverton Devon, 2 x Tiverton Jn., Wadebridge, plus an audit ticket from Scorrier. 19 closed stations in destinations. (25) | £110 |
| 262 | PRE-NATIONALISATION MISCELLANY. 11 issued and 7 audit whole Edmondsons from the GWR, together with 9 issued Edmondsons from the SR, 2 from the Mersey Railway and 11 issued and 5 audit from 6 different joint concerns. Around 90 severed halves, 2 GWR Beam Platform tickets, 2 season tickets and a small number of paper tickets are also included. (Qty) | £30 |
| 263 | PORLOCK WEIR, PORLOCK & MINEHEAD MOTOR SERVICES (BLUE MOTORS) forward journey section of a flimsy Workmen’s Cheap Ticket. (1) | N/S |
| 264 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY – WEST MIDLANDS: A collection of 26 issued and 17 audit PN tickets from Birmingham Snow Hill, together with 18 issued and 4 audit tickets from other stations in the area. The Snow Hill tickets include a good proportion issued in the 1920s and 30s; 14 of the audit tickets are for different walking tours; The others include closed stations, and Fruit / Hop Pickers’ tickets. (65) | £75 |
| 265 | BR (M / N) ROCHDALE TO BRADFORD / WAKEFIELD: Issued whole Edmondsons from Bradford Exch, Brighouse, Brighouse for Rastrick, Cleckheaton, Elland, Greetland, Halifax, Halifax Town, Hebden Bridge, Heckmondwike, Heckmondwike Cen, Lightcliffe, Littleborough, Liversedge, Liversedge Cen, Low Moor (Bd), Luddendenfoot, Mirfield, Mytholmroyd (iu), Northorpe North Road, Rochdale EO, Sowerby Bridge, Smithy Bridge, Todmorden, Thornhill for Dewsbury, Wakefield Kirkgate, Walsden. (27) | £30 |
| 266 | LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL TRAMWAYS: A collection of 30 all different white 1d geographical stage punch type TRAM TICKETS. A variety of services are covered, although 8 – including a Workman’s ticket and a transfer – do not include this information. A few of the tickets are a little soiled, but most are generally in good / VGC. Needs examination. (30) | £75 |
| 267 | CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS: issued whole Edmondsons from Aberystwyth (/), Barmouth, Harlech, Llanidloes (foxed), Llanymynech (bike Bd), Newtown (/), Oswestry (bike), together with an audit 3rd excursion return from Welshampton. (8) | £85 |
| 268 | PORTSMOUTH CORPORATION TRAMWAY & OMNIBUS SERVICES 51/2” x 3” card Souvenir Ticket for the Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935, available ‘for one journey on the illuminated tramcar’. The front bears a photo of the illuminated tramcar and the back details of the King and Queen’s lives. (1) | N/S |
| 269 | LONDON, BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY: HORSHAM AND SOUTH THEREOF. Issued whole Edmondsons comprising Arundel, 2 x Bramber, Fittleworth (bicycle), Horsham, 2 x Midhurst (one issued in 1886 and the other 1892), Southwater and 2 x Steyning. Four issues have excess mounting paper on the backs. (10) | £85 |
| 270 | STOCKTON & DARLINGTON RAILWAY: A 4” x 2½” paper ticket printed in red on white for an ‘Outside’ journey from Stockton to Middlesbrough. Probably printed by Readman of Darlington between 1841 and 1845. This is from the 1830 Stockton station, which was used by trains from Darlington until 1848. The back appears to have excess paper from previous mounting. (1) | £100 |
| 271 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY TRANSITIONAL PRINTS: Mostly from the London area, but some fine examples included. One issue is from Charing Cross NK. (30) | £55 |
| 272 | LNER – BETWEEN YORK AND TEESSIDE: Issued whole Edmondsons from Battersby, Egton, Eaglescliffe, Fyling Hall, Hawkser, Middlesbrough E, Middlesbro’ E, Scarborough A, Sessay, Sleights, Staithes, 2 x Stockton, Thirsk, Thornaby, Thornton Dale, 2 x Whitby, 2 x York (to Coxwold, and Easingwold), and Yarm, together with an audit issue from Hovingham Spa. (23) | £45 |
| 273 | LONDON STREET TRAMWAYS COMPANY: Two early Whiting issues – 1d ‘outside’ brown available between Euston Road and Eagle Tavern, and white / red issue with a punch hole obliterating the fare, available between King’s Cross and Mother Shipton, corner of Malden Road, together with a later 1d issue available between Holloway Road & Kings Cross / Copenhagen St. & Holborn, and a further 1d ticket available between Battle Bridge St. Pancras Road and Angel. This concern opened in 1871 and was taken over by the North Metropolitan Tramways on 13/11/1897. (4) | £140 |
| 274 | LONDON’S RAILWAYS mixture of PARCELS AND LUGGAGE LABELS from the following East London Railway Joint Committee (Carriage Paid), Royal Albert Dock Railway (Booked Through), Metropolitan Railway (Parcels Wagon Label to Southern Railway via Holborn Viaduct), LPTB (Luggage Labels (Type L81 and L82) from Baker Street and Liverpool St), LTE (Luggage Labels and Tramways Luggage Labels), Tottenham & Hampstead Joint Railway (To Pay and Paid both from St Ann’s Road). All good / VGC. (13) | £90 |
| 275 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY PLATFORM TICKETS comprising T1B Penshurst; T1C Partridge Green; T2A Plumpton; T2B Penge West No.1, Petworth, Portsmouth & Sea No.3, Prestwick Park No.1; T3 Peckham Rye, Penge East, Penge West No,2, Petersfield, Petts Wood No.1, Pevensey & Westham, Pluckley, Portslade & West Hove No.1, Portslade & West Hove No.2, Portsmouth Har. No.1, Portsmouth & Southsea No.1,Pulborough. Ten of the tickets bear dates in 1947 and 1948. (20) | £130 |
| 276 | BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT POWER AND TRACTION CO: LTD: Numeric stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising 1d blue, 1½d light blue, 2½d red / white, 3d green, 4d red / white for ordinary journeys, together with a 2d white Exchange Ticket (soiled), a 2d Workman’s Return, and a 1½d white / red cross for an ordinary journey to / from ‘Icknuld’ Port Road. All have Bell Punch London / Uxbridge imprints, the latter with dates in 1924 /25. This title was used from 1912 to the mid-1920s. (8) | £110 |
| 277 | BR (W). Approx 150 issued and audit whole Edmondsons from a wide variety of stations including closed / de-staffed dating from c.1950s-1980s. All appear to be different. (Qty) | £50 |
| 278 | GLOUCESTER CORPORATION LIGHT RAILWAYS geographical stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising a 2d purple by Williamson, and a 2½d white by Auto-Tickets, Liverpool – both in VGC. The Gloucester system closed on 11/1/1933. (2) | £85 |
| 279 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY IN SOMERSET: Issued pre-grouping whole Edmondsons from Bridgwater, Frome (Bike), Minehead, Shepton Mallet (/), 2 x Taunton (1 /), Wellington Som., 2 x W.S. Mare, Williton. Three of the tickets are from the 1880s; 6 have excess paper on the backs. (10) | £30 |
| 280 | HUNDRED OF MANHOOD & SELSEY TRAMWAYS CO. LTD. A green thin card ticket for a journey at 4d, a buff single available between Chichester and Selsey at a fare of 1/- and a paper Train Staff Ticket available between Chichester and Sidlesham, together with an audit black card 3rd return titled S. Ty. (W. Sx R.). This concern operated from 1897 to 1935. (4) | £60 |
| 281 | LM&SR – RAIL MOTOR SERVICES IN LANCASHIRE: A selection of 24 whole Edmondsons primarily for services radiating from St. Helens and Oldham Clegg Street. Five have been used, 6 have clips and may have been used; the remainder are unclipped. A colourful selection with many long closed stations and halts included. All in VGC. (24) | £50 |
| 282 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY: Issued whole Edmondsons from Ashburys, Bournemouth West, Cowes, Farningham Road, Ford Devon, Havant, Hayling Island, Idmiston Halt, Kent House, Lapford, Ryde Pier Head, Rye, together with 8 audit / unissued tickets, including a 3rd single for Rail Motor Car 2 available between Mount Pleasant Road Halt / Lions Holt Halt and Broadclyst. (20) | £80 |
| 283 | GREEN LINE COACHES LTD. Four geographical stage punch type BUS TICKETS which also include sections for journeys on ‘Underground Rlys’ between Golders Green and London – the backs making reference to ‘LE, C&SL and CL Rlys’. The tickets comprise of 3/6d and 4/- adult and 9d and 1/3d child; each contains different conditions on the backs regarding return from Central London. (4) | £65 |
| 284 | LIVERPOOL LLANDUDNO & (WELSH COAST?) STEAMER CO LTD. unissued whole Edmondsons comprising a 2/6d 2nd single from Liverpool to Llandudno or v.v., and a two-piece 2nd return Special Excursion for the same journey at the same fare. Both bear the condition ‘Weather & Circumstances Permitting’ and have a littler mounting paper on the backs. (2) | £60 |
| 285 | BRECON & MERTHYR RAILWAY: Issued whole Edmondsons comprising a 3rd Parly single from Brecon to Nantybwch LNW, and a blank card bicycle single from Pontsticill made out to Torpantau, together with an audit 3rd Parly single from Cefn to Eardisley Mid. (3) | £50 |
| 286 | LEEDS CITY TRAMS punch type geographical stage TRAM TICKETS comprising ½d Child’s or Workman’s olive, 4 x 1d blue, 2 x 1½d white, 2½d green, and 3d mauve – all different and in VGC. The system closed on 7/11/1959, although this had been a gradual process for over 30 years! (9) | £45 |
| 287 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY: 29 issued and 1 audit whole Edmondsons from London suburban stations, including singles and returns of the 1880/1890s. The halves of a couple of return tickets have been rejoined, and 4 have Bd, but the condition is generally good. Issues from Goodmayes, Leman St, and Ongar noted, plus through tickets to Met destinations via Liverpool Street. (30) | £80 |
| 288 | WOLVERHAMPTON CORPORATION TRANSPORT: A selection of numeric stage punch type BUS TICKETS by Bell Punch and Colleys, dating from late 1920s/early 1930s. All are used and VGC (12) | £45 |
| 289 | GWR IN SOUTH WALES: Issued pre-grouping singles from Abercarn, Abertillery, Briton Ferry, Cardiff D, Cwm Avon (as such, dated 15/9/1892), Llandilo, Neath, Newport H. St., Porthcawl (dated 6/6/1898 – re-sited 6/3/1916), Risca. (10) | £50 |
| 290 | ISLE OF WIGHT RAILWAY issued 2nd single Ventnor to Ryde St. John’s Road and 3rd single Ventnor to Sandown, together with an issued JOINT RYDE PIER RAILWAY 2nd single Ryde Pier Head to Sandown (/) and an undated Folding Mail Cart ticket from Ryde Pier Head to any IOWC Ry station not exceeding 12 miles – the later also bearing the L&SW & LB&SC Ry Co’s title. (4) | £140 |
| 291 | WEST COUNTRY SELECTION: Issued whole Edmondsons from Bugle, Fowey, 4 x Penmere Platform, 4 x Praze, St Budeaux, St. Erth, together with one SR issue from Bodmin, BR issues from Bodmin North, 3 x Penmere Platform, Helston, and rail motor punch type tickets from Bodmin North and Grogley Halt. All in good condition. (20) | £55 |
| 292 | CALEDONIAN RAILWAY: Issued whole Edmondsons from Glasgow Eglinton St., Bridge of Allan, Edinburgh Prin St. BO, Glencarse, Oban (Bd), Perth B (Bd /), Perth D, together with audit / undated issues from Ponfeigh (Bd), Glasgow Anderston Cross, Glasgow Central St’n. Five of the tickets are for ordinary travel. 5 are for articles. (10) | £45 |
| 293 | LONDON TRANSPORT (BUSES) all different named-stage punch type BUS TICKETS from Routes 24 (47 tickets), 29 (78), and 29A (14) in wartime and post-war periods. A selection of tickets is offered to show changes in stages and route patterns during the period covered. Condition is mostly good with some unusual / rare issues noted. See note at Lot 18. (139) | £120 |
| 294 | NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY type N45/3 LUGGAGE LABELS all bearing the printed origin station “From Darlington” to a selection of 28 different destinations on the NER. All have been laid to card, but are VGC otherwise. Darlington is one of the scarcer printed origin stations. (28) | £140 |
| 295 | BR PLATFORM TICKET MISCELLANY comprising 6 BR, 14 BTC and 59 BRB red diamond whole Edmondsons, together with 36 green diamond, 9 free, 3 commemorative, and 2 Warwick Road subway whole Edmondsons, 25 large card / souvenir, 5 APTIS, and 8 strips of AA tickets from Lincoln showing changes of rolls. Twenty LT issues are also included in the lot. (Qty) | £120 |
| 296 | RYE & CAMBER TRAMWAYS CO. LTD. A 2d light orange Williamson roll ticket for a Dog or Cycle. In VGC, but has a little Bd from previous mounting. The line operated between 1895 and 1939. (3) | £45 |
| 297 | LM&SR issued two-piece Workman Return from Apsley to Kings Langley & Abbots Langley, numbered ‘000’ and dated 26/9/1938. This was the opening day of Apsley station and could well have been the first ticket issued. In VGC. (1) | £25 |
| 298 | LNER WHOLE EDMONDSONS: A selection of 35 issued and 65 audit tickets from stations in England. Includes some less common types and closed stations. Alnwick, Kimberley for WN&G, Leeds Central, Scotswood, Sheffield Victoria, Whaplode are included in the issued tickets. (100) | £75 |
| 299 | L&Y & L&NW JOINT RAILWAYS: Issued 3rd singles from South Shore Lytham Road (closed 14/7/1916) together with an issued dog single from Poulton, and audit article singles from Blackpool Talbot Road (renamed 17/3/1932). (6) | £95 |
| 300 | SHAP GRANITE COMPANY LTD. A blue 4½” x 3” Workmen’s Train Permit valid from Saturday 24th April to Friday 30th April 1937. The conditions on the back refer to both the Granite Company and the LMS and state that the permit should be surrendered at Shap station on the Friday morning. (1) | £290 |
| 301 | BR (W) HEREFORD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND BOUNDARIES: Issued whole Edmondsons including Adlestrop, Ashchurch, 2 x Blaisdon Halt, Charlton Kings, Leckhampton, Chipping Campden, Eardisley, Grange Court, 2 x Hereford, Holme Lacy, Kelmscott & Langford, Kinnersley, 2 x Leominster, Newnham, Ripple, 2 x Ross on Wye, Symonds Yat, Weston-Under-Penyard Halt. (23) | £140 |
| 302 | L&NWR IN NORTH WALES: Issued whole Edmondsons from Aber, Afonwen (soiled), Bettws-y-Coed, Carnarvon, Chwilog (soiled), Colwyn Bay, Conway, Deganwy, Dinas (soiled), Flint, Kinnerton, Llanberis, Llandudno, Llanfairfechan, Llanrwst & Trefriw, Mold, Menai Bridge, Nantlle (closed 8/8/1932 /), Rhyl. Talacre No.2. (20) | £90 |
| 303 | THE POOLE & DISTRICT ELECTRIC TRACTION COMPANY olive 3d punch type TRAM TICKET from Poole Terminus to County Gates. This short-lived company started operations in 1901 but was taken over and leased to Bournemouth Corporation in 1905. (1) | £50 |
| 304 | CITY OF CORK STEAM PACKET CO LTD / CITY OF CORK STEAM PACKET CO. (1936) LTD. A collection of 12 issued and 38 audit whole Edmondsons dating back to the 1900s. Includes a variety of types and many tickets printed by the GWR in both pre-grouping and post-grouping styles. (50) | £110 |
| 305 | PRE-GROUPING WHOLE EDMONDSONS: A selection of 50 audit tickets comprising Cal. Rly (3), CK&PR (1), FR (2), GB&KJR (1), G&SWR (3), GC&MJR (2), GER (2), GNR (2), GWR (2), L&YR (6), L&NWR (7), L&SWR (1), MR (6), NBR (2), NER (6), NSR (2), OA&GBR (2). Includes a variety of types and closed stations. (50) | £80 |
| 306 | ROTHERHAM CORPORATION TRAMWAYS: Named stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising ½d green (Kimberworth – Thrybergh). 2d green (Route R, City to Terminus), light brown Exchange Ticket (Route R – 5 categories), 4d white / brown (Rotherham – Woodman Inn), together with numeric stage issues ½d green (Route R), 1d pink, 1d white (Route R) and 1½d orange. (8) | £190 |
| 307 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY: issued Pre-Nat. whole Edmondsons from Hanwood, Hereford, Highclere, Ilminster, Llandinam, Montgomery, Newbury, Paddington 1, Par (Bd), Pembroke Dock, Plymouth MB, Rhayader, Rhoose, Southam Road & Harbury, Stoke Canon, Taunton U, together with undated tickets from Llanishen, Pontrilas, Sebastopol, and an audit ticket from Saltash. (20) | £55 |
| 308 | LPTB / LT TROLLEYBUSES: A wide variety of named stage issues from routes 623 (625 / 627 / 629 / 641) – all with code 151 – including a number of returns. All different. (54) | £30 |
| 309 | MSJ&AR: Issued pre-grouping singles of the 1890s; comprising 1st, 2nd and 3rd local prints and 1st, 2nd and 3rd foreign prints, two of which specify ‘By L&NW Train’. The issuing points are Alt. & Bowden, 3 x Brooklands (1 Bd; 1 /), Oxford Road OO and Sale & Ashton-on Mersey (minor Bd). (6) | £65 |
| 310 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY: Early issued Edmondson from King’s Cross, London comprising 1st single to Wood Green (dated 12/4/1864; renamed 1/6/1864) and 2nd single to Luton (no year in date). Both bear a printed fare, a feature current on prints between 17/2/1862 and 26/4/1866. (1) | £60 |
| 311 | BTC / BRB (H): 100 whole Edmondsons from a wide variety of stations, mostly issued around 1970. The odd closed station noted. (100) | £26 |
| 312 | LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY: Issued whole Edmondsons from Bacup, D |