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Auction No 380, Category: Postal History

16 Lots (displaying 1 - 16)

Interesting mix in carton including several GB Covers with QV 1d Reds plus another with a 2d Blue;

Lot: 62

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Nov 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £70
SOLD £74
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Interesting mix in carton including several GB Covers with QV 1d Reds plus another with a 2d Blue; early PPCs of New Zealand with some nice RPs; an album of New Zealand photos (many laid down); few FDCs etc. Fair to VF (Qty)

Assorted Covers mostly of Caribbean or South African interest; including Cape Colony (6) 1887-1907

Lot: 63

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Nov 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £54
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Assorted Covers mostly of Caribbean or South African interest; including Cape Colony (6) 1887-1907 (including 2 fronts), 1943 from South Africa with Irish Censor cachet, and 1930s/40s West Indies covers (7) with Ships’ Cachets used to cancel stamps. Mixed condition. (26). Also few mint stamps

Great Britain covers 1838-1881 in album with 1d imperf pl.85 and 87 FU (both 4-margined),1855 with pair 2d (SG19)

Lot: 83

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Nov 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £80
SOLD £56
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Great Britain covers 1838-1881 in album with 1d imperf pl.85 and 87 FU (both 4-margined), 1855 with pair 2d (SG19) from Bath to London, 1876 with fine GLASGOW-CARLISLE / SORTING TENDER duplex, and 1859 to Australia with 1s (SG 73). Mostly VG (23)

                                                                        

Channel Islands PPCs & Covers 1904-56 with VG/VF cancels of SAMARES, GROUVILLE, ST-AUBIN,

Lot: 103

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Nov 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £26 - £36
UNSOLD
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Channel Islands PPCs & Covers 1904-56 with VG/VF cancels of SAMARES, GROUVILLE, ST-AUBIN, ST. JOHN’S CHURCH, ST.BRELADE’S BAY (2 DIFFERENT), ST. SAMPSONS, and poor strike of GREVE D’AZETTE. Five are pre-1935. Mainly good/fine (8)

Burma postal history collection in album comprising QV/GV covers & cards (34) plus 100s of adhesives and pieces;

Lot: 125

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Nov 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £100 - £120
SOLD £210
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Burma postal history collection in album comprising QV/GV covers & cards (34) plus 100s of adhesives and pieces; includes Andaman Islands, sections of Railway TPOs, Forwarding Agents cachets, perfins etc. Also some India GV issues M&U with BURMA overprints. Written up for display. 

Burma covers & cards 1937-1942 with good range of cancels and adhesives, some registered and airmail,

Lot: 126

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Nov 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £62
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Burma covers & cards 1937-1942 with good range of cancels and adhesives, some registered and airmail, including used Postal Stationery; variously addressed. Several franked on reverse. Good to fine (33)

Canada 1928-30 collection of First Flight and Special Flight covers, mostly illustrated with cachets,

Lot: 131

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Nov 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £72
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Canada 1928-30 collection of First Flight and Special Flight covers, mostly illustrated with cachets, including 1928 Experimental Test Flights (14). Mostly VG to Fine. Many pilot signed. (47)

France 1702-1838 ELs, mainly addressed to UK (9), plus 1818 EL Mauritius to Bordeaux via Brest,

Lot: 152

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Nov 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
UNSOLD
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France 1702-1838 ELs, mainly addressed to UK (9), plus 1818 EL Mauritius to Bordeaux via Brest, the 1702 EL with fine Bishop Mark on arrival; others with good range of charge, despatch & transit marks.(11) Good to fine.

Russia 1907-1916 group of covers etc to Bridgwater, Somerset, some containing lengthy letters describing life in Russia;

Lot: 206

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Nov 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £72
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Russia 1907-1916 group of covers etc to Bridgwater, Somerset, some containing lengthy letters describing life in Russia; good range of frankings, eight showing Moscow WWI Censorship. Fair to fine (19). Also two telegrams.

Sweden assortment of Covers and some stamps, written up on pages and loose; chief interest in Insured mail 1873-1921

Lot: 209

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Nov 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
UNSOLD
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Sweden assortment of Covers and some stamps, written up on pages and loose; chief interest in Insured mail 1873-1921 with 7 covers & 2 postal receipts, plus 1948 Balloon-Post Lottery card. Good to VF (Qty)

Sweden postal stationery collection, used & unused, 1870s to 1970s and mostly pre-1930; comprises chiefly PCs & envelopes.

Lot: 210

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Nov 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Sweden postal stationery collection, used & unused, 1870s to 1970s and mostly pre-1930; comprises chiefly PCs & envelopes. Some uprated with additional adhesives. Used predominate. VG to VF (166)

Sweden 1929-1981 flown covers, commercial and philatelic, mostly pre-1950 with 44 pre-1940;

Lot: 212

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Nov 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £60
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Sweden 1929-1981 flown covers, commercial and philatelic, mostly pre-1950 with 44 pre-1940; includes 40 First Flight or special flight covers. Fair to VF. Also 1920 Airmail set mint. (89 + stamps)

Switzerland 1870-1900s PS Envelope and PS Cards (16), plus two chromo-litho PPCs, all with Chocolat Suchard advertising,

Lot: 213

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Nov 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £30
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Switzerland 1870-1900s PS Envelope and PS Cards (16), plus two chromo-litho PPCs, all with Chocolat Suchard advertising, various designs, mostly postally used, fair to VF (19). Together with a collection of fine 1940s/60s covers & cards(100) with Publicity handstamps, all contained in a cover album.

Switzerland 20th Century commercial & philatelic covers in 3 albums; including an album of tete-beche and se-tenant frankings

Lot: 215

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Nov 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £40
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Switzerland 20th Century commercial & philatelic covers in 3 albums; including an album of tete-beche and se-tenant frankings with several scarce, plus Bus Posts and Airmails. VG/VF (201)

Switzerland covers & cards in two albums, one containing collection of used postal stationery cards 1900s/70s,

Lot: 216

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Nov 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
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Switzerland covers & cards in two albums, one containing collection of used postal stationery cards 1900s/70s, the other with 1950s/60s covers including many registered and Express. VG/VF (146)

Swiss Postmark Literature comprising "Grosses Handbuch der Abstemplungen auf Schweizer Marken 1843-1907",

Lot: 220

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Nov 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
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Swiss Postmark Literature comprising Grosses Handbuch der Abstemplungen auf Schweizer Marken 1843-1907, 1969-73 in 8 vols; Handbuch der Maschinenstempel Schweiz, Liechtenstein, UNO Genf 1983 in 2 vols; and another. (11)