Trafford Books
Next Auction: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST

Auction No 354, Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST

279 Lots (displaying 261 - 279)

Air Mail Covers from 1917 to 1960s including 1934 Railway Air Services

Lot: 261

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILS

Air Mail Covers from 1917 to 1960s including 1934 Railway Air Services, 1917 Rome to Turin (stamp torn), 1958-61 B.O.A.C. First Flights (9), 1936 Germany to Venezuela (2), etc. (24). Also 4 related letters from B.O.A.C.

1855-1865 Entire Letters to New York from Peru (4) and Cuba (9), all with STEAMSHIP/10 handstamps

Lot: 262

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £62
MORE DETAILS

1855-1865 Entire Letters to New York from Peru (4) and Cuba (9), all with STEAMSHIP/10 handstamps, fair to fine strikes, the entires in good condition. (13)

20th Century Covers & cards with Postage Due and instructional marks, largely GB, including 1922 from Belgian Congo,

Lot: 263

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £56
MORE DETAILS

20th Century Covers & cards with Postage Due and instructional marks, largely GB, including 1922 from Belgian Congo, but chiefly 1960s to 1980s including Isle of Man. (79)

All-period covers & cards, including 1850s to 1870s ELs from Cuba (17) to USA with New York maritime charge marks;

Lot: 264

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £120
SOLD £145
MORE DETAILS

All-period covers & cards, including 1850s to 1870s ELs from Cuba (17) to USA with New York maritime charge marks; few GB 1d Red covers, numerous 20th Century commercial covers especially British Commonwealth and Poland, some Ill. FDCs etc. (300+)

All-period covers & cards, commercial & philatelic, world-wide, including 1795 Cover to London with PENY/BONT h/s,

Lot: 265

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £120
SOLD £115
MORE DETAILS

All-period covers & cards, commercial & philatelic, world-wide, including 1795 Cover to London with PENY/BONT h/s, 1834 Chester to Liverpool with fair Too Late for /1st / Delivery; few GB 1d Red Covers, later First Flights, many commercial covers etspecially Poland, French Colonies, British Commonwealth, etc. Includes unused postal stationery. (400+)

All-period covers etc with chief interest in Great Britain with pre-stamp Entires (69) and a few fronts, plus some later Surface Prints on covers;

Lot: 266

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £120
SOLD £125
MORE DETAILS

All-period covers etc with chief interest in Great Britain with pre-stamp Entires (69) and a few fronts, plus some later Surface Prints on covers; with good range of postal markings of mixed qiality; also includes many 1940s to 1980s covers from various countries. (322)

Covers & cards from pre-stamp to modern, world-wide accumulation; includes 1918 from St.Helena (3) all with poor-fair PASSED BY / CENSOR cachets;

Lot: 267

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILS

Covers & cards from pre-stamp to modern, world-wide accumulation; includes 1918 from St.Helena (3) all with poor-fair PASSED BY / CENSOR cachets; later includes much other British Commonwealth, plus Lebanon & other Middle East. (266)

Carton of all-period covers & cards; with some useful 19th Century GB including 1857 with 2d perf 16,

Lot: 268

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £200 - £250
SOLD £280
MORE DETAILS

Carton of all-period covers & cards; with some useful 19th Century GB including 1857 with 2d perf 16, Dutch East Indies (42) 1883-1900, French Colonies, 1890s Greek PS cards (3) used, many British Commonwealth items,etc. (abt. 120)

Covers & cards in Carton, commercial and philatelic, unused postal stationery etc;

Lot: 269

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £80
SOLD £56
MORE DETAILS

Covers & cards in Carton, commercial and philatelic, unused postal stationery etc; with much USA from 19th Century including First Flight Covers from late 1920s; also GB, duplicated Bermuda, Ireland and others. (several 100s)

M.H. Ludington "The Postal History and Stamps of Bermuda" Quarterman Publications 1978, fine hardback in torn dustwrapper, 432pp;

Lot: 270

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £15
MORE DETAILS

M.H. Ludington The Postal History and Stamps of Bermuda Quarterman Publications 1978, fine hardback in torn dustwrapper, 432pp; Baldwin Air Mails of Bermuda, 1967, pamphlet; and a related auction catalogue. (3)

"The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps, Volume VI - Leeward Islands" Christie's Robson Lowe, 1990,

Lot: 271

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILS

The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps, Volume VI - Leeward Islands Christie's Robson Lowe, 1990, hardback in dustwrapper, many illustrations, 293pp + prelims.

"The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps, Volume V - North America" Robson Lowe, 1973, luxury 2 volume set, leather bound, gilt,

Lot: 272

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £26
MORE DETAILS

The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps, Volume V - North America Robson Lowe, 1973, luxury 2 volume set, leather bound, gilt, VF in slipcase; together with Fred Jarrett Stamps of British North America, 1975 reprint in d/w, VG, 595pp, with excellent postal history content. (3)

Halewood and Antscherl "A Study of the Hong Kong Definitive Adhesives of King George VI" Hong Kong Study Circle, 1992,

Lot: 273

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £15 - £20
SOLD £10
MORE DETAILS

Halewood and Antscherl A Study of the Hong Kong Definitive Adhesives of King George VI Hong Kong Study Circle, 1992, A4 softback, illustrated, 65pp

Max Johl "The United States Postage Stamps of the Twentieth Century, Volume IV, Commemoratives 1933-1937", H.L. Lindquist, 1938,

Lot: 274

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £15 - £20
SOLD £10
MORE DETAILS

Max Johl The United States Postage Stamps of the Twentieth Century, Volume IV, Commemoratives 1933-1937, H.L. Lindquist, 1938, quarto, fine hardback in slightly worn dustwrapper. Includes illustrations of essays, photographs and drawings. 309pp

USA philatelic literature including Rustad "The Prexies", 1994, 343pp; Thompson "U.S. County and Postmaster Postmarks", Billig, 1949;

Lot: 275

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £36
MORE DETAILS

USA philatelic literature including Rustad The Prexies, 1994, 343pp; Thompson U.S. County and Postmaster Postmarks, Billig, 1949; G.H. Davis The Transports, 1999, 231pp; Donald Patton The Private Local Posts of the United States, Vol.I: New York State, 1967, in d/w; etc. (12)

Canada Definitives 1967-1996, a selection of bound philatelic studies mostly by D. Robin Harris,

Lot: 276

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £15
MORE DETAILS

Canada Definitives 1967-1996, a selection of bound philatelic studies mostly by D. Robin Harris, all fine A4 softbacks (plus one A5), Illustrated. (7)

Alan Drysdall "Transvaal: The Provisional Issues of the First British Occupation" James Bendon, 1994,

Lot: 277

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £15 - £20
SOLD £10
MORE DETAILS

Alan Drysdall Transvaal: The Provisional Issues of the First British Occupation James Bendon, 1994, quarto, hardback in dustwrapper, illustrated. 82pp

"The Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue" Brusden-White, 1994-1996, Sections 1 to 7 (GV & GVI issues) in 3 volumes, and Section 11

Lot: 278

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILS

The Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue Brusden-White, 1994-1996, Sections 1 to 7 (GV & GVI issues) in 3 volumes, and Section 11 (Booklets); plus Campbell Paterson's Specialised Catalogue of New Zealand 1998 with Supplements to 2002; and some related literature. 

"American Airmail Catalogue" 1998-2004, 6th Edition, 3 volume set, published by the American Airmail Society, quarto, hardbacks, 1590pp,

Lot: 279

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £26
MORE DETAILS

American Airmail Catalogue 1998-2004, 6th Edition, 3 volume set, published by the American Airmail Society, quarto, hardbacks, 1590pp, a mine of information.