Lot: 141
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)
Lot: 142
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
Lot: 143
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)
Lot: 144
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)
Lot: 145
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: 146
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)
Lot: 147
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.
Lot: 148
Great Britain 1854 1d perf 16, Plate 175, lettered AA; and 1855 2d, perf 14, Plate 5, lettered DF; both VGU examples with full perfs. SG 17 & 23a. Cat £385
Lot: 149
Great Britain selection on three pages including QV Half-Penny Plates (34) all used on piece with duplex cancels; 1911-12 1d Wmk Crown mint block of 4 with Watermark Inverted (lower pair UM); and re-engraved seahorses used set, the 10s fine.
Lot: 150
Great Britain 1884 £1 brown-lilac, Watermark Crown, lettered JC showing "broken frame". A good used example with full perfs & excellent colour. Two tiny pin-holes. SG 185a. Cat £5000
Lot: 151
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.
Lot: 152
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).
Lot: 153
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)
Lot: 154
Great Britain 1937-1970 mint commems in stockbook with many in blocks, pairs etc and much UM; better include RSW set LM Mint and all the good phosphor sets (these with hinge marks), some cylinder blocks etc. (Few 100s)
Lot: 155
Great Britain EVII to QE2 M&U ranges in two albums with EVII to 1s mint and to 10s used; 1913-18 to 5s both mint & used; 1936 to 1s mint; 1939-48 5s &10s mint; also some low-value decimal machins UM. Varied quality. Many useful items. (100s)
Lot: 156
Great Britain EVII to QE2 mint accumulation in folders, s/book, on leaves, with much UM in blocks and pairs, part-sheets etc; some minor varieties noted. Definitives and commems. Includes Cylinder Blocks. Mostly pre-decimal. Also few used. (1000s)
Lot: 157
GB covers & cards from EVIII, largely QE2 and mostly FDCs or commemorative; very mixed quality with some better items noted. (abt.320)
Lot: 158
GB Illustrated Covers, 1960-1989, including better FDCs with special handstamps, Railway Commemorative (15) including preserved lines, and Air Anglia special flights (10) mostly pilot signed. Most are unaddressed or printed label. Fair to VF (59)
Lot: 159
GB Presentation Packs 1964-85 collection in two albums, including pre-decimal and decimal Regional packs and some other definitives. Includes Geographical and Botanical packs but both are damaged. (110 packs)
Lot: 160
GB, Channel Islands and Isle of Man late-1960s to early 1980s mint or UM collection in album and stockbook with many sets. Also few used. VG/VF (1,100 + 8MS)