William Thomas Wilson, Birmingham, collector and dealer, 1847 - 1932.
Correspondences
WILSON, William Thomas 1847-1932. b. in Ireland. As a dealer (he) went to USA in 1893 and bought the De Coppet collection of Mexico.
Published 'The Postmarks of Mexico 1856-72' [1927]. Acted in Birmingham as sole agent, outside India, for P.S. of India, and as its
joint publisher with Higginbotham & Co of Madras. Was also agent for The Scott Stamp and Coin Co. Close friend of EL Pemberton. For a
short time in partnership with TW Cheveley, the philatelic auctioneer. From 1902 he was in partnership with his son, FE Wilson, an
authority on Belgian stamps." (from:
Who Was Who in Philately)
The W.T. Wilson cover were mostly franked with complete sets of stamps in earlier years which was rather common then. Later high values of stamps were used.
I'm not sure about W.T. Wilson to whom the 1938 covers are addressed. But maybe we'll find out with the help of our readers! Roland
10 October 1911
Registered cover with 1910 British 2d, 2½d, 5d, 6d and 1/- and British 1911 ½d, 1d stamps cancelled with PCH type 5. Reg.Nr. 435.
Backstamped London 24 NO 11 and Birmingham 24 NO 11. Seen in an auction years ago.
10 October 1911
Philatelic "Wilson" cover to England, the stamps cancelled with PCH type 5.
Backstamped London Registered 24 NO 11 and Birmingham registered 24 NO 11. (46 days)
It is quite curious that three covers have the same stamp constallation.
("JGI" collection)
10 October 1911
Wilson registered letter to Birmingham England. The 40c, 50c, 75c and 1F
tied by PCH 5, backstamped London 24 NO 11 and Birmingham 26 NO 11 on arrival.
10 October 1911
Wilson registered letter to Birmingham England. The 40c, 50c, 75c and 1F
tied by PCH 5, backstamped London 24 NO 11 and Birmingham 26 NO 11 on arrival.
10 October 1911
16 December 1911
Philatelic "Wilson" cover to England, the British ½d, 1d, 2d and 2½d stamps cancelled with PCH type 5. (Goron collection)
16 December 1911
(new 10/21)
Philatelic "Wilson" cover to England, the British ½d, 1d, 2d and 2½d stamps cancelled with GK type PM2.
Image thanks to Chris Rainey Postal History
16 December 1911
Another one. (unknown coll.)
23 January 1912
"Wilson" cover from Vila to Birmingham, the British 2x ½d, 2½d and 5d stamps
cancelled with PCH type 5A: the year "2" date slug inverted giving the impression of
a inverted "21" (as all 1912 cancellations of this type) but with an italic month block
as mentioned with PCH type 5BU. Backstamped Sydney registered 8 February 1912, London registerd 16 March 1912 and Birmingham
registered 16 March 1912. This one looks more like a cover from the New Hebrides postmaster to provide new stamps for Mr. Wilson. (Klinger coll.)
11 August 1913
Registered cover with 1911 British ½d, 1d, 2d and 2frac12;d stamps cancelled with PCH type 5, Birmingham (27 September 11) arrival stamp on reverse. Reg. Nr. 528.
Seen in a Soler y Llach, Spain, offer.
11 August 1913
Registered cover with 1911 British ½d, 1d and French 5c and 10c stamps cancelled with PCH type 5. Reg. Nr. 530. Seen in an auction years ago.
11 August 1913
(new Jan 2018)
Registered cover with 1911 British 5d, 6d and 1/- stamps cancelled with PM2, Reg. Nr. 503. Image thanks to
Samwells Postal History
28 August 1913
Registered cover to Birmingham England, French 5c., 10c. and British 1/2d., 1d.
tied by PCH type 5. Backstamped Birmingham 2 NO 13.("SeSi" collection)
28 August 1913
Registered cover with 1911 French 30c, 40c, 50c, 75c and 1f stamps cancelled with PCH type 5. Reg. Nr. 165. Seen in a dealer's offer years ago.
On the b/w image the cover is complete. Later it was cut apart by some weird collector and the stamps were offered on piece. I bought them and joined the cover (optically). Roland
28 August 1913
Registered cover with 1911 French 5c, 10c, 20c, 35c stamps cancelled with PCH type 5. Reg. Nr. 177. Later it was cut apart by some weird
collector and the stamps were offered on piece. I bought them and joined the cover (optically). Roland
28 August 1913
Registered cover with 1911 British ½d, 1d and French 5c and 10c stamps cancelled with PCH type 5. Reg. Nr. 158. ("Mele" coll.)
28 August 1913
Registered cover with 1911 British ½d, 1d and French 5c and 10c stamps cancelled with PCH type 5. Reg. Nr. 153. ("Mele" coll.)
Composed of two different images, sorry.
28 August 1913
Registered cover with 1911 British ½d, 1d and French 5c and 10c stamps cancelled with PCH type 5. Reg. Nr. 155. ("Mele" coll.)
28 August 1913
Registered cover to Birmingham England, French 5c., 10c. and British 1/2d., 1d.
tied by PCH type 5. Backstamped Birmingham 2 NO 13. For both letters the correct
registered rate was 35c. Reg.Nr.154. ("JGI" collection)
28 August 1913
Registered cover to Birmingham England, British 1/2d., 1d, 2d and 2½d.
tied by PCH type 5. (Seen in an old auction)
28 August 1913
Another W. T. Wilson cover underfranked by ½d. Arrival 2 NO 13. ("JGI" coll.)
28 August 1913
Another W. T. Wilson cover. Franked 2F95c and cancelled with GK Type PM2. Arrival 2 NO 13. (seen on an internet auction)
28 August 1913
Another W. T. Wilson cover. Franked 2F95c and cancelled with GK Type PM2. Arrival 2 NO 13. (seen on an internet auction)
28 August 1913
Another W. T. Wilson cover. Franked 60c and cancelled with GK Type PM2. (Br. collection)
28 August 1913
Another W. T. Wilson cover. Franked 5F !!! and cancelled with GK Type PM2. (seen at Delcampe in 2015)
28 August 1913
Another W. T. Wilson cover. Franked 60c and cancelled with GK Type PM2.
Picture thanks to Steve Drewett stamps
28 August 1913
Another W. T. Wilson cover. Franked 60c and cancelled with GK Type PM2.
Picture thanks to Chris Rainey
28 December 1925
Registered cover with 1925 British 5/- stamps cancelled with PCH type 8. Reg.Nr. 46. Seen in an auction years ago.
6 February 1926
Registered cover with a 1925 French 2F stamp cancelled with PCH type 8. Reg.Nr. 182, reg. label PCH R4. Backstamped Sydney 22 FE 26 (BP MAKAMBO back from Vila)
and Birmingham 1 April.(Millet coll.)
26 February 1926
"Wilson" registered letter to Birmingham. The French 5,10,20,25 and 30c stamps cancelled with
PCH type 8 , registration PCH type R6.
Backstamped Sydney 22FE26 in transit and Birmingham 1AP26 on arrival.
("SeSi" collection)
26 February 1926
"Wilson" cover to England, 20c printed matter rate?, the stamp cancelled with PCH type
8. ("Aore" coll.)
21 August 1926
Registered "W. T. Wilson" letter to Birmingham, England with the 1925 British 1/- stamp
cancelled Vila 21 Aout 26 with the PCH type 8, another 1/- with PCH type 8 on
the reverse together with Sydney 3SE26 transit and Birmingham 13OC26 arrival
postmark. (Ruecker coll.)
28 December 1926
Registered cover with 1925 British ½d, 1d, 2d and 5d stamps cancelled with PCH type 8, backstamped Sydney and Birmingham (26 February 27). Seen on Ebay in 2007.
28 January 1927
No. 356
Registered letter to Birmingham England. The 1925 French 2 Fr stamp is tied by PCH type 8. The British registration handstamp is PCH type R6 in violet.
Reg.-Nr. 356. ("SeSi" collection)
28 January 1927
No. 358
Registered letter to Birmingham England. The 1925 French 2 Fr stamp is tied by PCH type 8.
The British registration handstamp is PCH type R6 in violet.
Reg.-Nr. 358. (old auction image)
28 January 1927
No. 361
Registered letter to Birmingham England. 1925 French 5 Fr stamp tied by PCH type 8. The British registration handstamp is PCH type R6 in violet.
Reg.-Nr. 361. Seen on Ebay in 2007.
28 January 1927
No. 363
Registered letter to Birmingham England. 1925 French 5 Fr stamp tied by PCH type 8. The British registration handstamp is PCH type R6 in violet.
Reg.-Nr. 363. Seen on Ebay in 2012.
28 January 1927
No. 366
A Wilson cover with the complete set of the 1924 overprints. (Klinger coll.)
28 January 1927
No. 331
Registered letter to Birmingham England. 1925 English stamps tied by PCH type 8. The British registration handstamp is PCH type R6 in violet.
Reg.-Nr. 331. Seen on Ebay in 2013.
28 January 1927
No. 328
Registered letter to Birmingham England. 1925 English stamps tied by PCH type 8. The British registration handstamp is PCH type R6 in violet.
Reg.-Nr. 328. Seen on Ebay in 2013.
28 January 1927
No. 350
Registered letter to Birmingham England. 1925 French stamps tied by PCH type 8. The British registration handstamp is PCH type R6 in violet.
Reg.-Nr. 350. Seen on Ebay in 2013.
Who is the following W.T. Wilson? The address is now Royal House, Sutton Coldfield (near Birmingham).
Maybe somebody can help me.
Update on 8 July 2019:
As William Thomas Wilson passed away in 1932 I think that following covers were processed by his son F.E. Wilson 6 years later.
I cannot verfy this but I found that a stamp company named "W.T. Wilson" at Royal House, South Parade, Sutton Coldfield was a prominent dealer of Br. India and
Indian Feudatory States stamps and postal history and also the publisher of The Philatelic Journal of India, the monthly journal of The Philatelic Society of India, during WW2.
Possibly the old name of the dealership W.T. Wilson was never changed. F.E.Wilson died at about end of the 1950s.
Rg.#351 - 15 Aug. 1938
Registered cover with 1938 British 2gf stamp cancelled with PCH type 12, registration handstamp PCH "Villa"-type 8. Backstamped Sydney (24 AU 38) and Sutton Coldfield Birmingham (26 SEP 38). (Priester coll.)
Rg.#358 - 15 Aug.1938
Registered cover with 1938 British 5gf stamp cancelled with PCH type 12. Backstamped Sydney and Sutton Coldfield Birmingham (26 SEP 38). Image from an old auction.
Rg.#301 - 15 Aug.1938
Registered cover with 1938 French 10gf stamp cancelled with PCH type 11. Image from an old auction.
Rg.#338 - 15 Aug.1938
Late Wilson covers. The complete 1938 French set on 5 registered letters
to Sutton Coldfield England. The stamps tied by PCH type 11. Registration
handstamp is PCH type R8. Backstamped GPO SYDNEY RS 24 AU 38 in transit and
SUTTON COLDFIELD 26 SP 38 on arrival.
Franking 1F50c. or with 5c., 10c., 15c., 20c. and 1F. ("Sesi" coll.)
Rg.#327 - 15 Aug.1938
Late Wilson covers. The complete 1938 French set on 5 registered letters
to Sutton Coldfield England. The stamps tied by PCH type 11. Registration
handstamp is PCH type R8. Backstamped GPO SYDNEY RS 24 AU 38 in transit and
SUTTON COLDFIELD 26 SP 38 on arrival.
Franking 1F45c.or with 25c., 30c., 40c. and 50c. ("Sesi" coll.)
Rg.#320 - 15 Aug.1938
Late Wilson covers. The complete 1938 French set on 5 registered letters
to Sutton Coldfield England. The stamps tied by PCH type 11. Registration
handstamp is PCH type R8. Backstamped GPO SYDNEY RS 24 AU 38 in transit and
SUTTON COLDFIELD 26 SP 38 on arrival.
Franking 2F or. ("Sesi" coll.)
Rg.#315 - 15 Aug.1938
Late Wilson covers. The complete 1938 French set on 5 registered letters
to Sutton Coldfield England. The stamps tied by PCH type 11. Registration
handstamp is PCH type R8. Backstamped GPO SYDNEY RS 24 AU 38 in transit and
SUTTON COLDFIELD 26 SP 38 on arrival.
Franking 5F or. ("Sesi" coll.)
Rg.#307 - 15 Aug.1938
Late Wilson covers. The complete 1938 French set on 5 registered letters
to Sutton Coldfield England. The stamps tied by PCH type 11. Registration
handstamp is PCH type R8. Backstamped GPO SYDNEY RS 24 AU 38 in transit and
SUTTON COLDFIELD 26 SP 38 on arrival.
Franking 10F or. ("Sesi" coll.)
Rg.#356 - 15 Aug.1938
(new 7/2019)
Registered cover with 1938 British 5gf stamp cancelled with PM type 7C. Backstamped GPO SYDNEY RS 24 AU 38 in transit and
SUTTON COLDFIELD 26 SP 38 on arrival.
Rg.#356 - 15 Aug.1938
(new 7/2019)
Reverse.
Here is some proof for this Dealership: Dave Katz sent me a scan of a "return to sender" cover from the U.S. to the dealer W.T.Wilson at Royal House which was returned as the address was wrong.
21 August 1937
(new 3/2020)
Cover from San Francisco to W.T. Wilson with wrong address. Image thanks to Dave Katz.
21 August 1937
(new 3/2020)
....and returned to sender : "not to be found". Sutton Coldfield is about 10km away from Birmingham.
