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Auction No 421, Category: Postal History

15 Lots (displaying 1 - 15)

Late-WW2 Safe Conduct air-drop leaflet dropped by the Allies over occupied territory, German text on reverse;

Lot: 208

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £38
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Late-WW2 Safe Conduct air-drop leaflet dropped by the Allies over occupied territory, German text on reverse; and a 1942 Post Card said to be posted from the Warsaw Ghetto to France with faint JUDENRAT WARSCHAU cachet upper left. (2)

World covers in five albums & loose, mostly 1960s/80s and mainly philatelic, including 52 RAF Museum covers all pilot signed.

Lot: 210

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
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World covers in five albums & loose, mostly 1960s/80s and mainly philatelic, including 52 RAF Museum covers all pilot signed. Also assorted stamps and modern aviation PPCs. Fine (Qty.)

World covers & cards from 19th Century, philatelic & commercial, much British C/W & GB, especially GVI/early QE2;

Lot: 211

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £62
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World covers & cards from 19th Century, philatelic & commercial, much British C/W & GB, especially GVI/early QE2; includes some unused postal stationery. Mixed condition. (abt.200)

Latin America covers & cards 1887-1967 with wide variety of cancels & adhesives, notably Bolivia (7), El Salvador (5), Venezuela (9), Ecuador

Lot: 215

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
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Latin America covers & cards 1887-1967 with wide variety of cancels & adhesives, notably Bolivia (7), El Salvador (5), Venezuela (9), Ecuador and Chile. Mostly pre-1945. Good to VG (34)

First & Special Flight covers 1928-72, mostly Australia, Canada and USA, mostly pre-1950, largely with flight cachets. Duplication. Mainly VG/VF (32)

Lot: 216

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
UNSOLD
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First & Special Flight covers 1928-72, mostly Australia, Canada and USA, mostly pre-1950, largely with flight cachets. Duplication. Mainly VG/VF (32)   

Commonwealth & Foreign Covers and Cards, 1897 to modern, with many 1930s/40s; interest in Egypt (51), Ireland (18), GVI Coronation FDCs (31,fine),

Lot: 217

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £100
SOLD £135
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Commonwealth & Foreign Covers and Cards, 1897 to modern, with many 1930s/40s; interest in Egypt (51), Ireland (18), GVI Coronation FDCs (31, fine), KUT, Japanese forces in Manchuria (2), and various others. Mixed condition. (255). Also some mint stamps.

Five albums of mainly philatelic covers including a collection of GB 1971 Strike Post covers (153) in two albums including commercial mail. VG/VF

Lot: 218

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £84
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Five albums of mainly philatelic covers including a collection of GB 1971 Strike Post covers (153) in two albums including commercial mail. VG/VF (Few 100s) Also some mint strike post stamps, and a large stockbook of GB used QE2 commems.  

Great Britain 1890s TPO Time Bill for the Irish Night Mail, Chester to Manchester, numbered ‘24’ upper right, some creasing o/w VG.

Lot: 222

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £24
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Great Britain 1890s TPO Time Bill for the Irish Night Mail, Chester to Manchester, numbered ‘24' upper right, some creasing o/w VG.

GPO Date Stamper for ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF’S OFFICE in issued box with a qty of loose type fount, 1960s; together with a metal village post office sign

Lot: 223

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £50
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GPO Date Stamper for ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF'S OFFICE in issued box with a qty of loose type fount, 1960s; together with a metal village post office sign from same period.  

Great Britain ranges in two binders & three stockbooks; interest in QV stamps assembled for numeral cancels, 1911 First UK Aerial PPC from London,

Lot: 225

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £60
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Great Britain ranges in two binders & three stockbooks; interest in QV stamps assembled for numeral cancels, 1911 First UK Aerial PPC from London, a good collection of Exhibition publicity sheets, and qty of UM decimal issues. (100s)    

Great Britain EVII/QE2 Covers & PCs including 1932-36 PPCs (11) London to Glasgow all with fair to good DOWN SPECIAL / T.P.O. cancels,

Lot: 227

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £36
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Great Britain EVII/QE2 Covers & PCs including 1932-36 PPCs (11) London to Glasgow all with fair to good DOWN SPECIAL / T.P.O. cancels, and 15 others with Perfined adhesives. Much GV period. (35)

Great Britain 1911 First U.K. Aerial Post, three PCs flown from London, one with printed message on reverse. Fair-VG (3)

Lot: 228

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £30
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Great Britain 1911 First U.K. Aerial Post, three PCs flown from London, one with printed message on reverse. Fair-VG (3)

Channel Islands covers & cards, 1900s to 1960s, mostly commercial mail; mainly Guernsey including WW2 Occupation. Includes EVII period village cancels

Lot: 241

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £36
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Channel Islands covers & cards, 1900s to 1960s, mostly commercial mail; mainly Guernsey including WW2 Occupation. Includes EVII period village cancels, later largely machine cancels/slogans. Duplication. (abt.100)

Channel Islands WW2 Covers & PCs comprising Jersey views stamps on FDCs (10), and Red Cross window envelopes (5) with German cachets,

Lot: 242

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £38
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Channel Islands WW2 Covers & PCs comprising Jersey views stamps on FDCs (10), and Red Cross window envelopes (5) with German cachets, one with Guernsey machine cancel 1942. Good/Fine (15) 

Iceland 1944 Covers from an RAF serviceman to his parents in Belfast, all cancelled good to very fine R.A.F. POST OFFICE / 001,

Lot: 252

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £150 - £200
UNSOLD
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Iceland 1944 Covers from an RAF serviceman to his parents in Belfast, all cancelled good to very fine R.A.F. POST OFFICE / 001, most with RAF Censor 33 cachets, three with RAF Censor 114; seven opened and resealed with Army ‘Opened by Censor' labels overstruck with red PASSED BY R.A.F. BASE CENSOR No.4, seven others resealed with various Examiner labels. Good condition. (22)