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De Montfort Stamp Co
PO Box 6
Scraptoft Leicester
LE7 9ZU
England

Telephone
0116 241 9796
(24 hour answer machine)

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+ + 44 116 2419796

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FIRST DAY COVERS - GREAT BRITAIN
 
FIRST DAY COVERS - GREAT BRITAIN
Lots 1963-1975
 
1963
1935 Plain hand addressed cover to Essex bearing Silver Jubilee ½d green to 2½d blue set of 4 SG453/56 tied by individual strikes of Belfast double ring cds 7 May 1935 with two stamps also tied by large green Essex Airport cachet . ()
£20.00
 
 
1964
1935 Westminster illustrated cover bearing Silver Jubilee ½d green to 2½d blue set of 4 SG453/56 tied by individual strikes of London cds 7 May 1935 well known forgery. ()
£25.00
 
 
1965
1948 Plain hand addressed cover used registered within London bearing Olympic Games set of 4 SG495/98 tied by faint unreadable cds Two Brompton Road single ring cds's dated 29 July on reverse with two Kensington cds's dated 30 July applied to front probably applied as original cds on stamps is so faint. ()
£2.00
 
 
1966
1948 Two hand addressed plain covers each bearing Victory 2½d ultramarine or 3d violet in block of 4 SG491/92 tied by Mill Hill cancels for 11 June 1946 - date of issue. ()
£4.00
 
 
1967
1948 Typed addressed illustrated cover to J R Lee Manchester (Well known stamp dealer) for Royal Silver Wedding used registered within Manchester bearing 2½d ultramarine & £1 blue SG493/94 (light soiling around perfs) tied by Manchester cds for date of issue. ()
£125.00
 
 
1968
1953 Illustrated unaddressed cover for Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II bearing 2½d to 1s 6d set of 4 SG532/535 tied by single central strike of cds for date of issue. ()
£5.00
 
 
1969
1953 Illustrated unaddressed different cover for Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II bearing 2½d to 1s 6d set of 4 SG532/535 tied by single central strike of cds for date of 4. ()
£5.00
 
 
1970
1953 Four plain hand addressed covers bearing issues from Coronation issue comprising 2½d carmine-red block of 6 SG532 4d ultramarine 1s 3d deep yellow-green and 1s 6d deep grey-blue vertical pairs SG533/35 all tied by Sta Andrews Long Live The Queen slogan cancel dated 3 June 1953 along with St Andrews cds of same date. ()
£5.00
 
 
1971
1957 Long blue hand addressed slightly creased cover to Kent bearing Scout Jubilee 1s 3d green SG559 horizontal pair tied by London cds dated 1 August 1957 - date of issue. ()
£1.50
 
 
1972
1976-98 Thirty three illustrated mostly hand addressed first day covers for different issues including many with gutter pairs all with FDI handstamps. ()
£5.00
 
 
1973
1978 Hand addressed illustrated slightly grubby illustrated first day cover (opened at left) for 25th Anniversary of Coronation bearing set of 4 issued stamps tied by two strikes of House of Commons SW1 cds for date of issue¬ same cds on reverse. ()
£4.00
 
 
1974
1978 Unaddressed illustrated first day cover for Christmas Issue bearing set of 4 issued stamps tied by two strikes of House of Commons SW1 cds for date of issue. ()
£6.00
 
 
1975
1997-98 19 different illustrated typed address Royal Mail FDC's for commemoratives (complete sets) issued during period (no miniature sheets) tied by Bureau FDI handstamps. ()
£7.50