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Auction No 406, Category: Great Britain

44 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)

Ephemera, books and photos; including 1830s issues of "The Mirror"; Edna O’Brien signed books (2, in d/jkts); 1906 Woven Silk PPC;

Lot: 17

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £74
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Ephemera, books and photos; including 1830s issues of The Mirror; Edna O'Brien signed books (2, in d/jkts); 1906 Woven Silk PPC; A Guinness Sportfolio 1959; transport interest including 1920s Official photos of the American Locomotive Company (3); 1937 Trade Catalogue for the pottery industry; local history interest; Royal Mail Prestige Booklets 1990s (3); Victorian bills & receipts (32) with fiscal stamps; etc. Fair to fine (Qty)

World mix in large carton with much duplicated GB. Includes good collection of largely used GB 1970s to 1990s in printed album with commem sets,

Lot: 76

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
UNSOLD
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World mix in large carton with much duplicated GB. Includes good collection of largely used GB 1970s to 1990s in printed album with commem sets, defins and high values to £10. (1000s)

Covers & Cards in 5 albums, mostly GB and C/Wealth, philatelic and commercial, plus some unused postal stationery, QV to QE2;

Lot: 82

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
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Covers & Cards in 5 albums, mostly GB and C/Wealth, philatelic and commercial, plus some unused postal stationery, QV to QE2; good variety with some better items. GB predominates. Mixed quality. (325). Also 19 GB Presentation Packs.

All-period ranges in 7 stockbooks, in binder & on leaves with interest in British Africa including Nigeria GVI to 5s (4) LM Mint;

Lot: 88

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £100
SOLD £105
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All-period ranges in 7 stockbooks, in binder & on leaves with interest in British Africa including Nigeria GVI to 5s (4) LM Mint; Cinderellas with many 1900s/30s publicity labels, and collection of GB Newspaper Tax stamps on 2 pages; collection of Fiume M&U on old leaves; GB Postage Dues; Japan, Germany and various others. Mixed quality. (Many 100s)   

Box of covers, cards & fronts from pre-stamp to modern with much GB; includes many Free fronts, plus 1d red frankings, 20th Century commercial mail,

Lot: 100

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £82
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Box of covers, cards & fronts from pre-stamp to modern with much GB; includes many Free fronts, plus 1d red frankings, 20th Century commercial mail, etc. Mixed condition. (abt. 400)

Assorted Covers & Cards; with 1943-47 POW Mail (12) including two from a German POW in France, and 1945 from UK undelivered

Lot: 102

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £36
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Assorted Covers & Cards; with 1943-47 POW Mail (12) including two from a German POW in France, and 1945 from UK undelivered b/s THIS LETTER HAS BEEN RETURNED BY THE SWISS POST OFFICE WHO WERE UNABLE TO REFORWARD IT TO GERMANY BECAUSE OF THE INTERRUPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS. Fair to fine. (46)

Large Carton with world accumulation in packets, stockcards, stockbooks, club books etc, all-periods, M&U; interest in GB with some nice 1d Reds

Lot: 105

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £250 - £300
SOLD £410
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Large Carton with world accumulation in packets, stockcards, stockbooks, club books etc, all-periods, M&U; interest in GB with some nice 1d Reds including few fine plated examples of 1d imperfs; Germany early to mid-period including 19th Century Locals and WW2 Occupied areas; and wide range of other countries. Very high catalogue value. (Many 1000s) 

All-period mainly used ranges in 36 circulated club books, plus one uncirculated, mostly C/W and Foreign, some GB, the majority fairly intact.

Lot: 107

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £76
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All-period mainly used ranges in 36 circulated club books, plus one uncirculated, mostly C/W and Foreign, some GB, the majority fairly intact. Interest in Germany from States, France, Canada, French Colonies, and Switzerland. (Many 100s)

Carton with world ranges in albums, stockbooks, in packets etc; includes GB Presentation Packs (58, largely decimal), good Finland in s/book

Lot: 119

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £100 - £130
SOLD £80
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Carton with world ranges in albums, stockbooks, in packets etc; includes GB Presentation Packs (58, largely decimal), good Finland in s/book plus set of related unused hingeless leaves, various GVI Commonwealth in blocks, a collection of Russia from late-19th Century, and many others. Mostly VG/VF (Many 1000s)

All-period mainly used accumulation in several stockbooks, in packets, on approval sheets etc; some interest in GB from QV including some mint decimal

Lot: 125

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £150 - £200
SOLD £100
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All-period mainly used accumulation in several stockbooks, in packets, on approval sheets etc; some interest in GB from QV including some mint decimal. (Many 1000s) (over 18 kilos)

British Diplomatic & Consular covers, 1948, several from Military Attaches, sent to Manchester from Brussels, Sofia (2), Warsaw, Moscow, Valparaiso,

Lot: 127

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
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British Diplomatic & Consular covers, 1948, several from Military Attaches, sent to Manchester from Brussels, Sofia (2), Warsaw, Moscow, Valparaiso, Rome, Bucharest and Washington D.C. VG/Fine (9)

First Flight Covers and some special flights, 1928-1970s with good proportion pre-1950, most with special cachets. Mostly VG/VF (103)

Lot: 129

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £62
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First Flight Covers and some special flights, 1928-1970s with good proportion pre-1950, most with special cachets. Mostly VG/VF (103)   

Maritime Covers & Cards, 1900-1984, largely pre-1950 non-philatelic mail with wide range of PAQUEBOT marks,

Lot: 130

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £62
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Maritime Covers & Cards, 1900-1984, largely pre-1950 non-philatelic mail with wide range of PAQUEBOT marks, plus 1907 PPC with superb GK. &  ARDRISHAIG PACKET / COLUMBA cds. Fair to fine (60). Also 7 pieces.

Military & Censored Mail, mostly WWI/WW2, chiefly British Forces, some French, German and American; includes Military Camp postmarks,

Lot: 131

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £52
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Military & Censored Mail, mostly WWI/WW2, chiefly British Forces, some French, German and American; includes Military Camp postmarks, and wide range of FPOs and Censor marks/tapes. Mixed quality. (184). Also few letters & labels.        

Great Britain Covers & Cards from pre-stamp to QE2, chiefly Lancashire interest with a variety of cancellations;

Lot: 141

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £88
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Great Britain Covers & Cards from pre-stamp to QE2, chiefly Lancashire interest with a variety of cancellations; includes several with QV 1d red frankings, and much EVII/GV period with many used PPCs. Mixed condition. (abt. 420)

Paterson’s Post Roads. An 1822 edition of Edward Mogg’s "Paterson’s Roads" in worn leather binding, lacking first few leaves

Lot: 142

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
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Paterson's Post Roads.  An 1822 edition of Edward Mogg's Paterson's Roads in worn leather binding, lacking first few leaves (including title page & map of Great Britain) but with text complete and 6 folding maps; xvi,673pp

Great Britain Philatelic Literature including Willcocks "England’s Postal History", "The Postal History of Great Britain and Ireland"

Lot: 143

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £50
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Great Britain Philatelic Literature including Willcocks England's Postal History, The Postal History of Great Britain and Ireland and The British County Catalogue of Postal History, Vol.4, all in d/jkts; Calvert A History of The Manchester Post Office 1625-1900; monographs on Lancashire postmarks (3); Seymour The Postage Stamps of Great Britain 1840-1853 in d/jkt; and others. Varied condition but mostly good to fine. (13)

Great Britain Postal Stationery, QV/QE2, an VG unused selection comprising mainly envelopes, wrappers, & airletters;

Lot: 144

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £68
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Great Britain Postal Stationery, QV/QE2, an VG unused selection comprising mainly envelopes, wrappers, & airletters; some QV/EVII but the majority GV/QE2 period and includes private order types. Mainly VG/VF (77)

Great Britain QV/QE2 used Postal Stationery with many registered, some private order, GVI Airletters etc. Mostly QV/GVI period. Fair to VF (130)

Lot: 145

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
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Great Britain QV/QE2 used Postal Stationery with many registered, some private order, GVI Airletters etc. Mostly QV/GVI period. Fair to VF (130)

Great Britain pre-stamp to 1960s postal history mix, the pre-stamp of Northamptonshire interest; later with commercial, maritime & forces mail,

Lot: 146

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £40
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Great Britain pre-stamp to 1960s postal history mix, the pre-stamp of Northamptonshire interest; later with commercial, maritime & forces mail, Lundy Island, several Herm Island, etc. Includes few items of ephemera notably 1939 GPO Billeting Ticket used at Laurencekirk. Mixed quality. (170)