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Auction No 406, Category: Postal History

39 Lots (displaying 21 - 39)

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)   

1840 (May 12th) 1d Mulready Letter Sheet (Stereo A1) FU to Turnham Green with complete seal of the House of Commons Library on reverse,

Lot: 147

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £150 - £170
SOLD £100
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1840 (May 12th) 1d Mulready Letter Sheet (Stereo A1) FU to Turnham Green with complete seal of the House of Commons Library on reverse, cancelled with a fine maltese cross in red. Some small imperfections o/w a VG example of a ‘May Date' Mulready.

Great Britain 1900 1s green & carmine, a superb used example with fine ST.MARGARETS HOPE cds for 1902. Excellent colour and a rare cancellation

Lot: 151

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £30
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Great Britain 1900 1s green & carmine, a superb used example with fine ST.MARGARETS HOPE cds for 1902. Excellent colour and a rare cancellation from a village located in the Orkney Islands. The current population is only 550.

GB EVII/GV PPCs and few Covers with Railway TPO cancels (15) and RSOs (14); duplication, and mixed quality but with some VG/Fine strikes.

Lot: 152

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £30
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GB EVII/GV PPCs and few Covers with Railway TPO cancels (15) and RSOs (14); duplication, and mixed quality but with some VG/Fine strikes. Also a selection of G.W.R. goods/luggage labels (10 different).

GB 1913-1914 Hand Illustrated covers (3) and fronts, five with glamour themes, addressed to members of the “Ten Dixie Girls”.

Lot: 153

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £22
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GB 1913-1914 Hand Illustrated covers (3) and fronts, five with glamour themes, addressed to members of the “Ten Dixie Girls”. All with faults but still attractive. Poor to fair. (6)

Antarctica Covers, 1950s/1980s, chiefly from bases and research ships of Australia, Russia and Argentina, plus few Japan etc.

Lot: 172

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £42
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Antarctica Covers, 1950s/1980s, chiefly from bases and research ships of Australia, Russia and Argentina, plus few Japan etc. Mainly good to fine. (74)

Egypt 1886-1960s Covers & Cards with wide variety of frankings and cancels; includes many early 20th Century used PPCs, military mail,

Lot: 185

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £120
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Egypt 1886-1960s Covers & Cards with wide variety of frankings and cancels; includes many early 20th Century used PPCs, military mail, censor cachets, etc. Mixed condition but many good to fine. (281)

Egypt 1900s to 1970s Covers & PPCs with much 1940s including British Forces mail. Fair to VF (69)

Lot: 186

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £42
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Egypt 1900s to 1970s Covers & PPCs with much 1940s including British Forces mail. Fair to VF (69)

Gambia GV/QE2 Covers, commercial mail & FDCs, together with 1947 UPU Congress presentation folder. Good to fine (33 items)

Lot: 199

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £52
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Gambia GV/QE2 Covers, commercial mail & FDCs, together with 1947 UPU Congress presentation folder. Good to fine (33 items)

Germany - North German Confederation 1869 Covers to Bristol, all with letters enclosed, at the 3½gr or 5gr rate, mostly franked ½gr,1gr

Lot: 200

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £125
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Germany – North German Confederation 1869 Covers to Bristol, all with letters enclosed, at the 3½gr or 5gr rate, mostly franked ½gr, 1gr & 2gr, five with 5gr single frankings. Mixed condition (28)

Gibraltar 1900-1967 covers & cards, mostly GVI period including ten with censor cachets. Fair to VF (27)

Lot: 202

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £30
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Gibraltar 1900-1967 Covers & Cards, mostly GVI period including ten with censor cachets. Fair to VF (27)

Jamaica covers, GVI to modern, mostly 1980s/90s commercial mail to the USA, wide variety of frankings and cancellations. Mixed quality. (abt. 300)

Lot: 209

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
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Jamaica covers, GVI to modern, mostly 1980s/90s commercial mail to the USA, wide variety of frankings and cancellations. Mixed quality. (abt. 300)

Malaya covers 1936-66, three of 1947 (roughly opened) containing letters from a British serviceman. Good range of adhesives and cancellations.

Lot: 213

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £24
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Malaya covers 1936-66, three of 1947 (roughly opened) containing letters from a British serviceman. Good range of adhesives and cancellations. Fair to VF (36) 

Malta covers & cards 1890s to 1980s, with much GVI period. Good variety. Includes few items of unused postal stationery. VG/VF (38)

Lot: 214

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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Malta covers & cards 1890s to 1980s, with much GVI period. Good variety. Includes few items of unused postal stationery. VG/VF (38)

Norfolk Island collection of covers (42), commercial and philatelic, plus stamps and PPCs, on leaves and loose, from 1958, mainly 1980s.

Lot: 223

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Norfolk Island collection of covers (42), commercial and philatelic, plus stamps and PPCs, on leaves and loose, from 1958, mainly 1980s. Good to fine.  

Rhodesia covers & cards from GV period, chiefly Southern Rhodesia, Federation, independent Rhodesia and Zimbabwe.

Lot: 225

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £34
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Rhodesia covers & cards from GV period, chiefly Southern Rhodesia, Federation, independent Rhodesia and Zimbabwe. Good variety of frankings and cancels. Fair to fine. (72)    

South Africa 1890s to WW2 covers & cards, majority to overseas destinations, including several examples of used postal stationery;

Lot: 226

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £38
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South Africa 1890s to WW2 covers & cards, majority to overseas destinations, including several examples of used postal stationery; with 22 pre-1910 especially Natal and Cape of Good Hope. Fair to fine. (36)    

Trinidad & Tobago covers & cards including much unused postal stationery, QV to QE2; the used items with good variety of frankings and cancels.

Lot: 232

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
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Trinidad & Tobago covers & cards including much unused postal stationery, QV to QE2; the used items with good variety of frankings and cancels. Fair to VF (57)