1866

1937 Selfridge & Co printed address cover bearing Coronation 1a to 3½a set of 3 SG13/15 tied by single central strike of Aden Camp cds dated 10 August 1937. ()

£2.50

 

1867

1946 Typed address cover sent registered airmail to England bearing Victory 1½a carmine and 2½a blue SG12/13 both in blocks of 4 each tied by Aden Registered cds dated 15 October 1946 date of issue. 1a blue SG3 on reverse tied by same cds. ()

£5.00

 

1868

1960s circa Black and white photographic unused postcard titled Memento of Horatio Nelson. having crease top left corner ()

£1.00

 

1869

1944 ACF cover (central vertical fold and light creasing around edges) hand addressed to South Australia with address included within drawing of an elephant covering the front of the cover bearing KGVI 3d purple-brown SG187 tied by Air Force PO 201 cds dated 4 July 1944¬ on reverse in pencil Milne Bay Papua added. ()

£8.00

 

1870

1947 Typed address 'Bank Pass Book Only' cover (opened out three sides - somewhat tatty) from Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia Sydney Branch to soldier serving with BCOF Japan having 1½d Sydney Meter Mark 16 December 1947. Manuscript 'Returned to Bank' endorsement on front with The Manager Commonwealth Savings Bank Sydney Australia on reverse plus 1d brown-purple horizontal pair SGJ2 tied by unit 345 cds 26 March 1948. ()

£5.00

 

1871

1957 Front only of 6d red registered envelope hand addressed to Morija uprated with3d pictorial definitive tied by Tsime cds dated 24 September 1957 with Butha Buthe and Morija cds's dated 26 and 30 September also applied. ()

£2.00

 

1872

1963 Plain typed address cover bearing 3½c Maletsunyane Falls SG73 tied by location unclear cds dated 20 November 1963. ()

£1.00

 

1873

1939-46 Three typed address covers to USA bearing various stamps tied by appropriate cancels for first flight 1939 Montreal to Botwood plus 1946 Ottawa to New York and Toronto to Cleveland all having large black cachets for flights applied. ()

£3.00

 

1874

1907 Black & white postcard Kandy Lake to Osaka Japan bearing KEVII 6c carmine SG281 tied by Colombo double ring cds dated 6 April 1907 with two strikes (one patially off card) of Singapore To Hong Kong single ring cds dated 14 April 1907. Two Japanese crayon marks applied along with purple Japanese censor cachet. ()

£10.00

 

1875

1941 Typed Colombo address cover at 6c rate bearing 3c on 20c horizontal pair SG399 tied by individual strikes of Ceylon double ring cds dated 2 November 1941. ()

£1.50

 

1876

75th Anniv of UPU - 1949 British Guiana plain unaddressed airmail cover with large cachet plus typed UK dealer addressed illustrated covers sent registered airmail from British Virgin Islands¬ Montserrat¬ St Kitts¬ St Lucia and Turks & Caicos Islands each bearing full set of 4 tied by appropriate cds cancels for date of issue. ()

£15.00

 

1877

Alderney - 1994 Flora and Fauna 1p to £1 seventeen different values (SGA60/A70 A71/A72 & A73/A76) spread over 3 unaddressed illustrated FDC's tied by pictorial FDI cancels. ()

£3.00

 

1878

Alderney - 2006 Illustrated unaddressed first day cover for The Once and Future King issue containing miniature sheets SGMSA273 tied by pictorial FDI handstamps. ()

£1.50

 

1879

Basutoland - 1937 Wallace Brothers Stamp Dealers London typed address registered cover bearing Coronation 1d to 3d set of 3 SG15/17 (light tone around perfs of stamps) tied by Maseru double ring cds's dated 12 May 1937¬ date of issue. ()

£2.50

 

1880

British Solomon Islands - 1953 Special illustrated Qantas airmail air letter for Coronation of QEII typed address to London bearing KGVI 6d and Coronation 2d SG67 & 81 tied by Honiara cds dated 2 June 1953 - date of issue for Coronation stamp. Large purple cachet for Coronation applied on front. ()

£4.00

 

1881

Guernsey - 1974-77 Four illustrated unaddressed FDC's for Guernsey Militia coil or booklet issues all different formats (1974 15p and 20p 1977 20p and 40p) tied by Bureau or Guernsey Post Office cds for date of issue. ()

£3.00

 

1882

Guernsey - 1975-82 Eleven illustrated unaddressed or small printed label addressed FDC's for different issues bearing full sets tied by Bureau FDI pictorial handstamps. ()

£5.00

 

1883

Guernsey - 1977 Two printed address Cotswold Covers bearing Postage Dues ½p to 10p & 15p ten original values SGD18/26 & D28 tied by Guernsey Post Office FDI cds handstamps. ()

£2.00

 

1884

Guernsey - 1979-80 Three unaddressed or printed address illustrated FDC for Coins issue 1979 10p booklet strip of 4 SG178a and 1980 30p and 50p booklet panes of 12 SG177a/177b tied by Guernsey Post Office FDI cds handstamps. ()

£3.00

 

1885

Guernsey - 1981 Butterflies 8p to 25p set of 4 SG226/29 each tied to separate Colorano "silk" cachet small printed label address first day cover by pictorial FDI cancel. ()

£2.00

 

1886

Guernsey - 1989 Illustrated unaddressed FDC for Royal Visit 30p SG462 affixed tied by pictorial FDI handstamp having £2 Royal Visit coin encapsulated into cover. ()

£2.00

 

1887

Guernsey - 1992-94 Flower issue 1p to £2 twenty one values SG562/82no 18p or 26p) spread over thee illustrated unaddressed FDC's all tied by pictorial FDI handstamps. ()

£4.00

 

1888

Guernsey - 1998 Illustrated Mercury printed address cover for 80th Anniversary of RAF bearing 20p to 63p set of 6 tied by two strikes of Guernsey FDI pictorial handstamp having Guernsey £5 coin encapsulated commemorating 80th Anniversary of RAF. ()

£7.50

 

1889

Hong Kong - 1983 Three typed address illustrated FDC's comprising Performing Arts set of 3 SG435/37 in horizontal pairs tied by Lok Fu cds for date of issue plus Commonwealth day and Hong Kong by Night sets of 4 SG438/45 tied by Hong Kong cds's for date of issue. ()

£5.00

 

1890

Jamaica - 1945 Plain long cover (lightly creased corners) sent registered airmail typed address to Canada bearing New Constitution 1½d sepia to 10/- green set of 7 SG134/40 tied by four strikes of Kingston double rimmed cds for date of issue. Miami and Bridgewater transit and arrival cds's on reverse. ()

£7.50

 

1891

Jersey - 1976-2007 Sixteen illustrated typed/unaddressed FDC's with full sets tied by FDI pictorial handstamps between 1976 Dr Grandin to 2007 Flower definitives miniature sheet. ()

£5.00

 

1892

Jersey - 1983 Adventurers 8p to 29p set of 6 SG304/09 each tied to separate Colorano "silk" cachet small printed label address first day cover by pictorial FDI cancel. ()

£2.00

 

1893

Jersey - 1987 Six identical Cotswold unaddressed FDC each bearing different full pane from 900th Death Anniv of William the Conqueror SB39 each pane tied by Jersey Channel Islands double ring cds dated 16 October 1987 - date of issue. ()

£3.00

 

1894

New Zealand - 1984 Unaddressed illustrated FDC for Antarctic Research issue 24c to 70c set of 4 SG1327/30 tied by single central strike of Philatelic Bureau FDI cds. ()

£1.50

 

1895

Rhodesia - 1966 Illustrated unaddressed large FDC for Rhodesia 1966 definitives 1d to £1 set of 14 SG374/87 tied by five strikes of Salisbury FDI handstamps dated 5 February 1966. ()

£7.00

 

1896

Rhodesia & Nyasaland - 1954 Specially prepared long registered envelope by Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland bearing ½d orange-red to £1 olive-green & lake original set of 15 (2½d issued February 1956) between SG1/15 tied by six strikes of Lusaka Northern Rhodesia cds's for date of issue 1 July 1954. Light hinge stains in all covers visible on front and small minor surface scuffs bottom left do not affect stamps. ()

£15.00

 

1897

South Arabian Federation - 1965 Large illustrated unaddressed Official FDC bearing Federal Crest and Flag definitives 5f to 1d set of 14 SG3/16 tied by five strikes of Aden bilingual double ring cds for date of issue. ()

£7.50

 

1898

Southern Rhodesia - 1947 Illustrated lightly creased long commemorative cover for Royal Visit sent registered hand addressed to Scotland bearing ½d and 1d issued stamps SG62/63 in blocks of 4 tied by Raylton cds's dated 1 April 1947 date of issue. ()

£4.00

 

1899

1972 General Anniversaries 3p Tutankhamun commemorative tied to International Rectifier illustrated oversize postcard tyed English address by London FDI cds dated 26 April 1972 with large red boxed Explosives Research and Development Establishment Waltham Abbey red cachet dated 1 May 1972 alongside. ()

£4.00

 

1900

1976 Illustrated small printed Buckingham Palace address label Pompeii AD79 Royal Academy of Arts FDC with Christmas 6½p to 13p set of 4 SG1018/1021 tied by date of issue Pompeii AD79 An Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts London W1 pictorial handstamp. ()

£20.00

 

1901

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

 

1902

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

 

1903

1980 Plain long blue hand drawn and coloured cover typed address to Kent bearing London Landmarks 10½p to 17½p set of 5 plus London 1980 Stamp Exhibition 50p SG1118 & 1120/24 all tied by four strikes of House of Commons SW! cds's dated 7 May 1980¬ date of issue for London Life issue. ()

£7.50

 

1904

1981 Illustrated unaddressed FDC for Royal Wedding bearing 14p & 25p SG1160/61 issued stamps tied by London FDI cds plus additional 14p & 25p stamps affixed tied by London SE1 cds 29 July 1981 being date of wedding.S ()

£5.00

 

1905

1985 Cotswold illustrated small printed label addressed Motor Neurone Disease Association cover for British Film Year bearing issued 17p to 34p set of 5 SG1298/1302 tied by special Motor Neurone pictorial handstamp for date of issue signed by Michael Parkinson. ()

£7.50

 

1906

1990 Havering illustrated unaddressed FDC for Jack Cornwell Boy Scout VC bearing 20p VC commemorative SG1517 tied by The Cornwell Scout Badge Baden-Powell House London SW7 pictorial handstamp for date of issue 11 September 1990. Cover has six signatures applied from recipient's of the VC. ()

£20.00

 

1907

1993 Royal Mail illustrated typed address cover bearing £10 Britannia SG1658 tied by Windsor pictorial FDI handstamp. ()

£3.00

 

1908

1995 Illustrated Mercury FDC for Peace & Freedom issue bearing issued set of 5 stamps SG1873/77 tied by two strikes of 50th Anniv of United Nations pictorial handstamp for date of issue having £2 Nations United For Peace coin encapsulated. ()

£4.00

 

1909

1996 50th Anniv of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust set of 5 small printed label addressed PHQ cards bearing appropriate stamp 19p to 41pSG1915/19 on reverse each tied by Trust 50th Anniversary pictorial handstamp for date of issue. ()

£2.50

 

1910

2002 Rudyard Kipling set of 10 different unaddressed PHQ cards bearing on reverse appropriate issued stamp SG2243/52 tied by Burwash Etchingham FDI cds. ()

£3.00

 

1911

2005 Homemade illustrated small printed label address cover bearing Castles £3 miniature sheet SGMS2530 plus Marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles miniature sheet SGMS2531 both tied by pictorial handstamp for dates of issue. ()

£4.00

 

1912

1905 Colour undivided back postcard showing Southport Gates sent to Sheffield at 1d rate having 1d dull purple & red SG57 tied by Gibraltar cds dated 3 April 1905. ()

£3.00

 

1913

1930 Colour postcard Gibraltar Rock from the road to Spain hand addressed to England bearing KGV 1½d chestnut SG91 tied by Gibraltar cds dated 2 April 1930. ()

£2.50

 

1914

1957 Typed address cover from Ldg Coder K Cunningham P/M 981973 HMS Resolution BFPO 170 to Royal Naval Barracks Portsmouth bearing QEII 2d¬ 5d and 2s 6d pictorial definitives (SG66 68 & 73) tied by faint ???stmas Ellice Island cds dated 22 November 1957. ()

£10.00

 

1915

Guernsey - 1905 Two postcards one colour La Vallette Bathing Places other black & white Gouffre Harbour both addressed to England bearing KEVII ½d green tied by Guernsey 25mm or 26mm double ring cds's dated March or April 1905. ()

£3.00

 

1916

Jersey - 1908 Colour Happy Birthday postcards local use bearing KEVII ½d green tied by Jersey 25mm double ring cds's dated 1 November 1908. ()

£1.50

 

1917

1855 Blue Dead Letter Office Returned Paid Letter cover (many white age marks both sides) having General Post Office Edinburgh Dead Letter Office red embossed seal on backflap addressed to Aberdeen with Paid at Eding code F cds dated 15 january 1855 on front with green Aberdeen double arc dated 16 January on reverse. ()

£3.00

 

1918

1861 Unfranked commercial entire (central vertical crease) London to Nice on thin paper with contents showing through all sides having red crayon '4' mark and location unclear 'Paid' single ring cds dated 13 September 1861 on front along with usual French red 'PD' in oval transit mark plus Paris and Nice cds's dated 14 and 16 September on reverse. ()

£3.00

 

1919

1879-99 Three On Her Majesty's Service envelopes or wrapper from General Post Office¬ Inland Revenue Somerset House or Legacy and Succession Duty Office Somerset House all used witin England having red London Official Paid circular handstamps. ()

£4.00

 

1920

1900s Three different unused Pitman Ideal Food Series colour postcards (all with light tone marks) all having brown or green imprinted stamps (design similar to KEVII ½d stamp with King's head and values removed replaced with 'bunch of grapes and Pitmans Birmingham) comprising series 1 (1) and (6) printed in brown plus series 2 (1) printed in green. The imprinted stamps have 'Halfpenny Stamp to be placed here' overprint¬ GPO banned the use of the imprinted "stamp". ()

£3.00

 

1921

1901 Undivided back black & white postcard showing view of Cecil and Savoy Hotels from the Thames with lengthy message sent to France at 1d rate bearing Jubilee ½d green vertical pair tied by Herne Hill cds's 3 June 1901. Monnt Lucon Allier cds 4 June also on reverse. ()

£1.50

 

1922

1902-11 Forty one picture postcards (eight black & white¬ rest colour) displayed on full or part album pages some locally addressed but most to GB all bearing KEVII ½d green tied by Cowes¬ Douglas¬ East Cowes¬ Ryde¬ Sandown¬ Shanklin or Ventnor clear readable various type cds's dated between July 1902 and June 1911 identified in pencil on page. ()

£35.00

 

1923

1903 Two lightly soiled colour postcards to Norfolk or Staffordshire bearing KEVII ½d green tied by Douglas Isle of Man 25mm double ring cds's dated August or September 1903. ()

£3.00

 

1924

1903 Black & white postcard (a little damage bottom right corner) showing International Exhibition and River Trent Nottingham used locally and redirected bearing KEVII ½d blue-green tied by Nottingham cds dated 25 October 1903. ()

£3.00

 

1925

1907 Real photographic black & white postcard of Beech Avenue (Just trees and forest track no buildings) sent to Huddersfield (no message) bearing KEVII ½d yellow-green tied by Ollerton Newark single ring cds 24 September 1907. ()

£2.00

 

1926

1907 Colour postcard (lightly soiled) showing view of Irish National Exhibition Dublin 1907 (one creased corner) used within Ireland bearing KEVII ½d yellow-green tied by Dublin double ring timed cds dated 23 April 1907. ()

£2.00

 

1927

1908 Real photographic black & white postcard of Cloister Court Newstead Abbey sent to St Ives bearing KEVII ½d yellow-green tied by Hucknall Torkard single ring cds 4 March 1908. ()

£1.50

 

1928

1908 Valentine colour postcard showing City of Paris Pavilion Franco-British Exhibition London 1908 used to Edinburgh bearing KEVII ½d yellow-green tied by South Kensington SW8 double ring timed cds dated 29 September 1908. ()

£2.00

 

1929

1908-19 Two black & white postcards showing interior of Southwell Cathedral/Minster one unused with date 25/9/08 on reverse other postally used to Newark with KGV 1d scarlet tied by Southwell double ring cds dated 2 August 1919. ()

£2.00

 

1930

1908-20 Two colour postcards both used within UK having KEVII ½d or KGV 1d affixed both with Liable to Letter Rate 255 framed cachets applied with 1d 255 or 2d 255 marks also applied 1920 card with two 1d postage dues affixed. ()

£2.50

 

1931

1914-15 Album page displaying 15 red crowned censor marks (ten different). ()

£2.00

 

1932

1917 Hand addressed House of Commons (embossed crest on backflap) plain manila envelope (very light staining at top) to Cornwall bearing 1d scarlet tied by fine strike of House of Commons double ring cds dated 18 July 1917. ()

£6.50

 

1933

1918-28 Two sepia postcards comprising 1918 View of Lands End to Dorset bearing KGV 1d tied by Penzance machine cancel with purple triangle 'Lands End' cachet other 1920 view of Exeter Cathedral to Canada bearing KGV 1d with 'T 10' 134 tax mark applied along with blue two line '2 Cents Due' mark. ()

£2.50

 

1934

1922-31 Two typed address and one hand addressed stampless covers each having ½d or 2d Paid oblong marks paying postage. ()

£1.50

 

1935

1928 Hand addressed lightly soiled cover to Leeds bearing KGV 2½d blue SG422 tied by London Stamp Exhibition EC4 cds dated 20 November 1928. ()

£2.50

 

1936

1931 Three typed address wrappers for The Local Government Chronicle to same address in Brighton each having red London 1d Paid cds applied. ()

£1.50

 

1937

1934 Portable X Ray Car Service advertising post card used printed address within London in 1934 plus 1950 illustrated advertising envelope for Smiths (Seedsmen¬ Nurseyman and Florists) used to Belgium and plain cover used within London hastamp tied by London International Stamp Exhibition Maltese Cross cancel. ()

£3.00

 

1938

1940s Three unused Post Office stationery items comprising Post Office Telephone Service blue on buff envelope¬ On His Majesty's Service Official Paid blue on cream registered envelope plus blue on buff On His Majesty's Service registered envelope. Lot includes 1974/75 two Ministry of Agriculture¬ Fisheries & Food Official Paid unused postal cards. ()

£4.00

 

1939

1940 Hand addressed plan unstamped a little tatty scover endorsed On Active Service hand addressed to Herts having fine strike of Received From HM Ships London slogan cancel dated 12 March 1940 applied along with red Passed By Censor red From HM Ship tomb stone mark bottom left with manuscipt initials. ()

£2.00

 

1940

1950s Two different unused colour postcards Cromwell's Castle Isle of Scilly plus Strand Town & Pool¬ St Mary's¬ Isles of Scilly in fine condition. ()

£3.00

 

1941

1951 Illustrated Philatelic Trader's Society Festival of Britain hand addressed cover sent registered to South Shields bearing issued 2½d and 4d stamps tied by Festival of Britain pictorial handstamp dated 4 May 1951 (not first day of issue). ()

£1.50

 

1942

1958-62 Seven hand addressed reply portion of 2½d carmine reply card (three uprated with 1½d stamps) from different countries Belgium¬ British Guiana¬ Gibraltar¬ Italy¬ Libya¬ Malta and Somaliland with range oif cancels. ()

£5.00

 

1943

1964 Typed address plain cover to British European Airways Austria with black oblong BEA Trident First Flight cachet applied bearing 6d tied by London cds 4 November 1964. Lot includes similar typed address cover from Austria and Italy to British European Airways London with same cachet applied along with appropriate stamps and postmarks.. ()

£3.00

 

1944

1968 Illustrated printed address covers for First Flight of Seaspeed Hovercraft Service Dover - Boulogne and return 1 August 1968 each cover bearing French or GB stamp tied by slogan cancels 1 August 1968. Both have three line purple cachets with ink signature of pilot. ()

£2.00

 

1945

1970-72 Six home made reply cards (three complete other three reply portion only) enquiring about International Reply Coupons sent from London June 1971 bearing 4p Machin to British Indian Ocean Territory Gilbert & Ellice Island and Tristan Da Cunha and reply cards only from Bhutan Solomon Islands and Nauru all with appropriate cancels. ()

£5.00

 

1946

1976 Illustrated small printed label address souvenir cover (number 59 of 160 issued) commemorating first flight of the 'Spitfire' bearing 7p commemorative tied by Opening of the R J Mitchell Hall and 40th Anniv of 1st Flight of the 'Spitfire' Southampton 5 March 1976 pictorial handstamp. Cover has red cachet for carried on Spitfire flight 5 March 1976 plus bold ble ink signature of R R Stanford Tuck. ()

£10.00

 

1947

1977 Illustrated Official Football Special Events cover printed address for match between Mansfield Town (Division 3 Champions) and Notts County giving details of game bearing GB 9p Hare SG1040 tied by Mansfield pictorial handstamp dated 29 October 1977. ()

£2.00

 

1948

1995 Illustrated Mercury souvenir cover for 50th Anniversary of End of World War II bearing 19p and 25p stamps from Peace & Freedom SG1873 & 1875 tied by 50th Anniv of End of World War II London cds 15 August 1995 with £2 Dove of Peace coin encapsulated. ()

£2.50

 

1949

1905 Black & white undivided back postcard The Harbour of Kowloon¬ Godowns and the German Mails sent to England bearing KEVII 2c dull green x 2 SG77 one tied by Victoria cds dated 30 May 1905 other with heavy blue crayon cancel.x ()

£5.00

 

1950

1923 Incoming hand addressed cover from France redirected three times on arrival bearing Sower 50c blue (damaged) tied by unclear maybe paquebot cds having five different Indian cds's on reverse including one railway cds all relating to redirection. ()

£3.00

 

1951

1960s Two different unused black & white postcards showing views of buildings in Nairobi¬ one Delamere Avenue other 'Modern Nairobi' showing office blocks. ()

£2.00

 

1952

1973 10c red size G registered envelope uprated with 4c flag SG196a used Lejones (purple registered mark applied direct to envelope) to Morija with Lejones cds dated 17 July 1973 having Leribe transit and Morija arrival cds's dated 18 and 20 July also tieing stamp. ()

£4.00

 

1953

1899 Tatty hand addressed cover having usual South Asian soiling mostly in local script to India at 4c rate bearing Starits Settlements 1c green and 3c carmine-rose SG95/96 tied by code D Penang single ring cds dated 17 March 1899. Negapatan and Devakota single ring cds's dated 22 and 26 March respectively on reverse. ()

£5.00

 

1954

1937 Sliema Stamp Company printed manila envelope having typed endorsement 'Coronation of HM King George VI Posted on Day of Issue' with Coronation ½d green to 2½d bright blue SG214/16 tied by Sliema BO cds's for date of issue. It is stated that the 1½d value is the scarce brown-lake shade SG215a (SG cat £650) however wishful thinking and just a colour changling. Lot includes registered cover showing 'normal shade'¬ Offered as is. ()

£5.00

 

1955

1937 Typed address Pan American Airways Company long cover to Texas having large black framed oblong cachet 'First Air Mail Flight¬ Pan American Airways New Zealand to United States of America' at 4s 6d rate bearing Coronation 6d red-orange SG601 and Captain Cook 2/- olive-green SG589 x 2 tied by two strikes of Auckland cds dated 29 December 1937. ()

£6.00

 

1956

1948 Typed address plain long manila lightly soiled and creased cover to England bearing ½d to 5/- eleven different values between SG49/59 (no 4d orange or blue¬ 3d black 2d black or 1d carmine) tied by seven strikes of Port Harcourt double ring cds 30 April 1948. ()

£10.00

 

1957

1932 Typed address cover (blue seal on backflap) sent registered Jaffa (blue on white label affixed) to Germany having bilingual Anglo Palestine Bank Limited 28m (2m + 13m + 13m) red Jaffa meter mark dated 2 November 1932. ()

£5.00

 

1958

1964 Small plain typed address cover to England bearing 15c definitive SG198 tied by fine strike of Coëtivy Island single ring cds 8 December 1964¬ additional strike alongside. ()

£1.50

 

1959

1980-99 Colour postcard to Belgium at 1r 50 rate and four commercial covers to England (two typed address) at 3r 50 rate with stamps tied by different postal makings. ()

£4.00

 

1960

1990 Illustrated unaddressed cover for 150 Years of Postage Stamps with miniature sheet SGMS623 tied by Penny Black Day pictorial cds 6 May 1990. ()

£2.50

 

1961

1902 Hand addressed undivided back post card to England bearing GB KEVII 1d scarlet SG219 tied by Johannesburg cds dated 18 May 1902 having Passed Press Censor Johannesburg oval cachet applied on card. ()

£7.50

 

1962

1913 Sepia postcard showing ships in Durban Bay sent to France bearing KGV 1d scarlet tied by fine strike of Point Natal double ring cds dated 24 October 1913. ()

£2.00

 

1963

1914 Colour postcard of Standard Bank Adderley Street Cape Town sent to England bearing ½d green vertical pair SG1 tied by Alfred Docks Cape Town cds dated 28 August 1914. ()

£2.50

 

1964

1934 Newman Art Publishing Co black and white postcard Drummond Valley of a Thousand Hills¬ Natal used to England bearing 1d Dromedaris tied by Durban cds 16 May 1934. ()

£1.50

 

1965

1980 Illustrated unaddressed bilingual cover for GEBEKS 80 National Philatelic Exhibition bearing bilingual miniature sheet for Exhibition showing 1925 Air stamps in different colours with 5c stamp also affixed tied by GEBEKS 80 pictorial hand stamp dated 7 October 1980. ()

£1.50

 

1966

1923 Hand addressed commercial cover (backflap missing) bearing KGV ½d green overprinted Zuid-West Afrika tied by fine strike of Tsumeb cds dated 23 February 1923. ()

£4.00

 

1967

1944 Typed address commercial cover to East London at 2d rate bearing War Effort (reduced size) ½d blue-green block of 4 SG123 tied by Mariental cds's dated 16 April 1944. ()

£4.00

 

1968

1978 Plain hand addressed cover to South Africa at 4c rate bearing succulents 1c x 2 and 2c SG257/58 tied by Grunau double ring cds dated 4 December 1976. ()

£2.50

 

1969

1897 Outward portion only of 1a + 1a carmine postal stationery reply card (no message¬ light crease bottom left corner) hand addressed to Napoli having Zanzibar cds dated 25 March 1897 applied plus Aden single ring transit cds dated 4 April 1897 alongside. ()

£5.00

 

1970

1914 Colour postcard of Law Courts in Zanzibar sent to England (redirected on arrival) bearing on front 6c rose-carmine SG248 tied by Zanzibar squared circle cancel 17 July 1914 having Bury St Edmunds double ring cds dated 20 August 1914 on reverse. ()

£10.00

 

1971

1928 LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin first flight plain cover Lakehurst¬ New Jersey to Friedrichshafen Germany to USA having large purple 'First Flight Air Mail via Graf Zeppelin United States - Germany 28 October 1928' pictorial cachet applied at $1.36 rate bearing 11 stamps tied by New York USA Foreign oval cancels dated 27 October 1928 plus Varick St Station NY slogan cancel of same date with poor Friedrichshafen circular arrival mark on reverse. ()

£25.00

 

1972

1928 LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin first flight plain cover Lakehurst¬ New Jersey to Friedrichshafen Germany to Czechoslovakia having large purple 'First Flight Air Mail via Graf Zeppelin United States - Germany 28 October 1928' pictorial cachet applied at $1.05 rate bearing $1 & 5c (SG565 & 579) stamps tied by Chicago Air Mail duplex's dated 27 October 1928 with fine strike of Friedrichshafen circular arrival mark dated 1 November 1928 on reverse. ()

£35.00

 

1973

1928 LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin first flight illustrated Herman Toaspern cover (number 116) Lakehurst¬ New Jersey to Friedrichshafen Germany typed address to Spain having large purple 'First Flight Air Mail via Graf Zeppelin United States - Germany 28 October 1928' pictorial cachet applied at $1.05 rate bearing $1 & 5c (SG579 & A649) stamps tied by Varick St Station NY slogan cancel dated 27 October 1928 with fine strike of Friedrichshafen circular arrival mark dated 1 November 1928 on reverse along with Madrid continuous machine cancel dated 4 November 1928. ()

£35.00