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Auction No 411, Category: Postal History

22 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)

Carton of mixed Ephemera including leaflets, greetings cards, WWI military covers & cards, a musical box (working), children’s films

Lot: 1

  • Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £100
SOLD £60
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Carton of mixed Ephemera including leaflets, greetings cards, WWI military covers & cards, a musical box (working), children's films (Noddy and Popeye), certficates, glamour Strip Cards, etc, 1900s to modern, many useful items, and wide variety. Fair to VF (over 350 items)

UK & Foreign 1900s to 1960s with many UK Exhibitions, and mixed topography & themes; many PU including some postal stationery cards.

Lot: 91

  • Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £52
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UK & Foreign 1900s to 1960s with many UK Exhibitions, and mixed topography & themes; many PU including some postal stationery cards. Includes VG 1905 GK. & ARDRISHAIG PACKET / COLUMBA cds and other postal history interest. Mixed condition. (160)           

Covers & Cards 1950s/80s, mostly philatelic with interest in ships’ mail (especially German Schiffspost), ocean surveys, FDCs, etc.

Lot: 103

  • Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
UNSOLD
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Covers & Cards 1950s/80s, mostly philatelic with interest in ships' mail (especially German Schiffspost), ocean surveys, FDCs, etc. Good range of countries. VG/VF (126)

Bundle of Covers etc WWI to c.1951 with much GB and British Forces mail, many with censor marks/tapes. Some better items noted.

Lot: 130

  • Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £46
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Bundle of Covers etc WWI to c.1951 with much GB and British Forces mail, many with censor marks/tapes. Some better items noted. Very mixed condition. (111)

Maritime mail, worldwide, 20th Century, with wide range of Paquebot cachets, Sea Post datestamps, ships’ markings etc. Fair to VF (89)

Lot: 133

  • Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £66
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Maritime mail, worldwide, 20th Century, with wide range of Paquebot cachets, Sea Post datestamps, ships' markings etc. Fair to VF (89)

First Flight & Special Flight Covers, 1920s to 1970s, chiefly pre-1960, worldwide with good range of carriers. Good to VF (37)

Lot: 134

  • Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
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First Flight & Special Flight Covers, 1920s to 1970s, chiefly pre-1960, worldwide with good range of carriers. Good to VF (37)

C/wealth & Foreign 20th Century covers & cards, including WW2 Gold Coast (9) and Gibraltar (8) with censor cachets; EVII/GV period Bahrain (6);

Lot: 136

  • Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £74
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C/wealth & Foreign 20th Century covers & cards, including WW2 Gold Coast (9) and Gibraltar (8) with censor cachets; EVII/GV period Bahrain (6); India & States (28) including airmail & censored; and variety of others. Some mixed condition. (135)        

Great Britain pre-stamp/1840s Entires and ELs with range of mixed quality postal markings; includes VG/Fine concave KETTERING (1792),

Lot: 143

  • Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £66
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Great Britain pre-stamp/1840s Entires and ELs with range of mixed quality postal markings; includes VG/Fine concave KETTERING (1792), ‘PdI' of Northampton, scarce 1764 SCARBO/ROUGH, mileages of LEEDS and KESWICK, s/l KENDAL, and others. Mixed condition. (31)

GB Philatelic Literature including "The Alphabets of British Line Engraved Stamps", R.C.Alcock, 1937, complete with plating charts;

Lot: 147

  • Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £30
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GB Philatelic Literature including The Alphabets of British Line Engraved Stamps, R.C.Alcock, 1937, complete with plating charts; Stanley Phillips The Harrison and Somerset House Printings 1911-1912, Stanley Gibbons, 1913, signed by the author; Allan Oliver Life Span of the Printing Plates for all the British Postage Stamps of Queen Victoria, [2015], A4, s/backs, bound into 2 vols; and David Rowse Rainbow Trials, 2000, in d/jkt, front endpaper removed. Fair to fine. (8)   

GB Postal History literature, mostly numeral cancels/duplexes, with four by Parmenter, "Scottish Numeral Postmarks" by Mackay,

Lot: 148

  • Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
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GB Postal History literature, mostly numeral cancels/duplexes, with four by Parmenter, Scottish Numeral Postmarks by Mackay, and Scots Local Name Stamps 1964. Fair to fine (8)     

GB QV/QE2 mix, mostly duplicated used stamps plus some mint QE2, but including WWI fronts (12) with all-different Naval Censor cachets.

Lot: 150

  • Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £52
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GB QV/QE2 mix, mostly duplicated used stamps plus some mint QE2, but including WWI fronts (12) with all-different Naval Censor cachets. Mixed condition. (Sev.100s)           

Great Britain 20th Century covers & cards; better include EVII/GV TPOs (4) and RSOs (7), and WWI Military (36) with variety of APO/FPOs;

Lot: 151

  • Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £52
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Great Britain 20th Century covers & cards; better include EVII/GV TPOs (4) and RSOs (7), and WWI Military (36) with variety of APO/FPOs; others include much GVI/QE2 commercial mail, many to Denmark and other Europe. Mixed quality. (197)

Channel Islands EVII/QE2 covers, PPCs etc with good variety of cancels and some Occupation items; better pre-QE2 include SARK, ST.MARY’S,

Lot: 161

  • Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £72
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Channel Islands EVII/QE2 covers, PPCs etc with good variety of cancels and some Occupation items; better pre-QE2 include SARK, ST.MARY'S, STOPFORD ROAD JERSEY, COBO (on two Telegrams), LA ROCQUE, ST.MARTINS, and fair ST.ANDREWS. Mainly good to VF. (88). Also few stamps.

Antarctic and Arctic Covers 1960s/80s, good variety including Japanese, Russian, British, French, Argentine and USA, with Expeditions, Bases,

Lot: 163

  • Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £72
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Antarctic and Arctic Covers 1960s/80s, good variety including Japanese, Russian, British, French, Argentine and USA, with Expeditions, Bases, some FDCs. VG/VF (110)

Argentina covers & cards, mostly 1990s Naval mail from the South Atlantic with wide range of ships’ and government department cachets.

Lot: 164

  • Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £15
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Argentina covers & cards, mostly 1990s Naval mail from the South Atlantic with wide range of ships' and government department cachets. Mostly VG/Fine. (39)          

British Antarctic Territory 1973-1981 covers with good range of adhesives from bases at Signy Island, Adelaide Island, Argentine Islands, Halley Bay,

Lot: 166

  • Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £26
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British Antarctic Territory 1973-1981 covers with good range of adhesives from bases at Signy Island, Adelaide Island, Argentine Islands, Halley Bay, and Faraday, with good range of cachets including ships' mail. VG/Fine (26)  

Canada covers & cards with much used postal stationery, 19th Century to 1960s, mostly pre-1950, good variety. Varied condition. (53)

Lot: 167

  • Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £26 - £36
SOLD £42
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Canada covers & cards with much used postal stationery, 19th Century to 1960s, mostly pre-1950, good variety. Varied condition. (53)  

Falkland Islands covers 1980-2007 with 12 signed including signatures of Douglas Hurd, Rex Hunt, Admiral Lewin, and Admiral Woodward.

Lot: 172

  • Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £52
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Falkland Islands covers 1980-2007 with 12 signed including signatures of Douglas Hurd, Rex Hunt, Admiral Lewin, and Admiral Woodward. Also 1903 unaddressed PC with QV 1d tied by Falkland Islands cds. Fine. (22)

France covers & cards from 1786 including 18 pre-1870 (most with 20c adhesives), the 20th Century items with wide range of frankings & cancels.

Lot: 174

  • Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
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France covers & cards from 1786 including 18 pre-1870 (most with 20c adhesives), the 20th Century items with wide range of frankings & cancels. Mixed quality. (70)

Germany covers & cards mainly 20th Century, notably WWI & WW2 Military including two with scarce ‘Waffen-SS’ cachets,

Lot: 176

  • Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £82
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Germany covers & cards mainly 20th Century, notably WWI & WW2 Military including two with scarce ‘Waffen-SS' cachets, and many post-WW2 Allied Occupation with good range of frankings. (62). Also post-WW1 ‘In Memoriam' labels for lost provinces, and 3 cigarette cards. Fair to VF