1933

1900s Undivided back unused black & white postcard of Inner Harbour Aden. ()

£4.00

 

1934

1909 Benghiat & Son black & white postcard (crease top left corner) of Landing Pier Towahi Aden showing two ships and busy docks/harbour scene used to England bearing India KEVII ½a green x 2 tied by Aden cds dated 25 January 1909. ()

£6.00

 

1935

1930s circa colour unused postcard showing Mermaid Aden produced by Benghiat & Son. ()

£5.00

 

1936

1930s circa Italian produced unused colour postcard Mermaid Taken from Sea Aden. ()

£4.00

 

1937

1937 Black & white postcard "Arab Dhows¬ Aden" sent to England with message "We have three hours on shore here. Nothing much to see and no water¬ there are only camels and motors to get about" bearing Dhow 2a scarlet SG4 tied by Aden cds dated 21 October 1937. ()

£10.00

 

1938

1968 Typed address commercial cover (a little roughly opened at top) to England bearing Federal Crest 5f blue x 2 20f green and 35f chestnut (SG3¬ 6 & 9) all having straight line People's Republic of Southern Yemen bilingual provisional handstamps in violet applied over the stamps which are tied by Crater Aden double ring cds dated 18 March 1968. Official overprints were not in use until 1 April 1968¬ these being provisional issue. ()

£10.00

 

1939

1982 Illustrated unaddressed first day cover for Al-Aeen Wildlife Park issue bearing 100f set of 6 SG296/301 tied by two strikes of bilingual FDI handstamp. ()

£7.50

 

1940

1983 Illustrated large unaddressed bilingual FDC for Bicentenary of Al-Khalifa Dynasty issue bearing 500f miniature sheet SGMS315 tied by bilingual Al-Khalifa cds for date of issue. ()

£3.50

 

1941

1985 Illustrated large unaddressed bilingual FDC for Fish issue bearing 100f ten different designs SG327/36 tied by four strikes of bilingual FDI cds handstamp. ()

£6.00

 

1942

1985 Illustrated unaddressed bilingual FDC for International Youth Year 15f to 100f set of 3 SG340/42 tied by bilingual FDI cds handsatmp. ()

£1.50

 

1943

1937 Three plain lightly soiled hand addressed covers to London each bearing Coronation 1d 2d or 3d value SG15/17 in block of 4 tied by Maseru cds dated 29 or 30 December 1937. 2d and 3d covers sent registered with Maseru mark applied direct to cover. ()

£5.00

 

1944

1937 Purple rubber stamped address lightly soiled cover sent registered (purple mark number 1 applied direct to cover) to England bearing KGV pictorial definitives ½d emerald to 1/- red-orange seven different values SG1/7 (couple values light staining on perfs) each tied by individual strike of Maseru South Africa double ring cds dated 8 December 1937. ()

£5.00

 

1945

1950 Typed address air mail cover from Rev Bagguet Morija to Paris at 2/- rate bearing Victory set of 3 (1d singles 2d & 3d horizontal pairs) plus KGVI 1/- red-orange SG25 & 29/31 all tied by Morija cds's dated 23 October 1950. ()

£5.00

 

1946

1954 Front hand addresed to Bloemfontein at 8d rate bearing KGVI 2d pair and single plus QEII Coronation 2d tied by two strikes of Maseru cds dated 1 March 1954. ()

£3.00

 

1947

1957 Plain cover (central vertical crease) sent registered (mark applied direct to cover) to Cape Town at 9d rate bearing Maletsunyane Falls 4½d indigo & deep ultramarine vertical pair SG47 tied by Maseru Basutoland cds 3 June 1957. ()

£5.00

 

1948

1959 Hand addressed cover to Austria at 1d rate with two 'If not collected kindly return BM/HTOM London WC1 England' purple cachets applied bearing Qiloane ½d grey-black & sepia x 2 SG43 tied by Maseru cds dated 21 July 1959 with Wien arrival cds dated 11 August on reverse. Address lined through with black on pink instructional sticker added and Wenden red cachet. ()

£5.00

 

1949

1961 Incoming South Africa Baobab Tree 5c blue registered envelope hand addressed Orkney to Morija with 2½c Groot Constanita added tied by location and date unclear cds. Taxed at 10c having 5c on 2d horizontal pair SGD7 tied by Morija cds dated 14 Decemer 1961. Orkney cds dated 9 December also on reverse. ()

£5.00

 

1950

1914 Lightly soiled hand addressed commercial cover to USA bearing 2c rose-red SG253 tied by Georegetown cds dated 23 May 1914. Black 'T' unpaid mark applied which is unlisted in Proud (similar to UP8 but thinner oval surround) along with US Collect Postage 6 Cents cachet however only 5c postage due affixed tied by location unclear duplex cancel. ()

£20.00

 

1951

1927 Lightly soiled hand addressed cover sent registered to Georgetown bearing 6c bright blue SG276 tied by Mackenzie type D2 single ring cds 5 September 1927. Same cds ties registered label both sides along with 'S.o. Supt B. Guiana type D120 cds 5 September 1927 which is 22 months earlier than earliest date of use in Proud 4.11.29. ()

£15.00

 

1952

1934 Printed address cover sent registered to Austin Reed Ltd London at 10c rate bearing 4c brown & bright purple and 6c bright blue SG275/76 tied by individual strikes of Registered British Guiana single ring cds type R15 dated 9 April 1934. On reverse is a fine strike of purple Registered At British Guiana oval cachet unlisted in Proud with copy correspondence stating 'The registered oval mark I think is a new type¬ which I have designated R7A' Type R7 last date of use was 24.3.34.. ()

£20.00

 

1953

1888-91 Hand addressed lettersheet (light crease on front) to W G Aikman Belize bearing 2 Cents on 1d rose bisected diagonally SG37a tied by barred oval undated cancel. Lot on Apex Stamps sales card for £32 (when cat was £90 - now £120). ()

£20.00

 

1954

1945 Hand addressed cover endorsed Forces Air Mail to England bearing EAF overprint on 2½d light ultramarine SGS3 tied by Mogadishu Somalia single ring cds dated 8 May 1945 having purple straight line '1st Bn The Loyal Regt' cachet applied with no other markings. ()

£7.50

 

1955

1970 Illustrated printed address cover to St Thomas commemorating Post Office Packet "Windsor Castle" bearing Windsor Castle15c definitive SG250 tied by Road Town single ring cds dated 23 May 1970. Illustrated 'Mailed by M/V "Empress of Tortola" From Tortola to St Thomas' green cachet also applied. ()

£3.00

 

1956

1969 Printed bilingually addressed commercially airmail cover to Singapore at 20c rate bearing on reverse Sultan 10c black & sepia horizontal pair SG124 tied by fine strike of Brunei Brunei single ring cds dated 2 July 1969. ()

£1.00

 

1957

1944 A little tatty and soiled cover at 15c rate to England bearing KGVI 5c Coconut Palm x 3 tied by unclear but probably Columbo continuous machine cancel dated 29 April 1944 opened and sealed at left with Opened By Examiner L/455 black on white label. ()

£1.50

 

1958

1972-73 Eleven postally used covers in local script to local addresses bearing range of stamps most tied by Rural Service undated cds cancels. ()

£10.00

 

1959

1976 Six hand addressed covers (three to England others to hotel in Limassol bearing various stamps each having Asomatos¬ Mona Groulli¬ Pakhna¬ Pyrgos¬ Pretorior or Yerasa Rural Postal service undated single ring cds's with additional strike alongside. ()

£7.50

 

1960

1893 5m red postal stationery envelope addressed in Arabic black bilingual registered mark applied uprated with 1pi blue SG54 tied by Dalancat bilingual cds 7 October 1893. ()

£5.00

 

1961

1895 5m red postal stationery envelope addressed in Arabic black bilingual registered mark applied uprated with 5m rose SG63a tied by Chebrenk bilingual cds 16 January 1895. ()

£5.00

 

1962

1910 5m carmine postal stationery envelope H&GB6) hand addressed to England having two strikes of Sheperd's Hotel Cairo bilingual cds dated 8 January 1910 applied. Cairo transit cds of same date plus Folkstone arrival cds dated 15 January on reverse¬ priced to sell at £20. ()

£4.00

 

1963

1949 Illustrated Airmail cover for French Stamp Centenary part typed part printed address C/o CITX Paris bearing 2m vermilion and 30m purple SG322 & 329 tied by Le Caire Egypte (sic) CITEX Paris Vol Special pictorial bilingual cds dated 1 June 1949. French green labels for exhibition in block of 4 on reverse tied by Cairo arrival cancel dated 29 June 1949. ()

£5.00

 

1964

Antigua - 1985 Illustrated unaddressed FDC's for 300th Birth Anniv of Bach one bearing 25c to $3 set of 4 SG960/63 other with $5 miniature sheet SGMS964 all tied by FDI cds's. ()

£1.50

 

1965

Barbuda - 1986 Five illustrated unaddressed FDC's for 300th Birth Anniv of Bach each bearing 25c to $3 set of 4 overprinted Barbuda Mail SG851/54 tied by FDI cds's. ()

£4.00

 

1966

Barbuda - 1986 Six illustrated unaddressed FDC's for 300th Birth Anniv of Bach each bearing $5 miniature sheet overprinted Barbuda Mail SGMS855 tied by FDI cds's. ()

£4.00

 

1967

British Commonwealth - 1953 Thirteen illustrated printed address or unaddressed FDC's for Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II with issued stamps tied by cancels for date of issue comprising GB¬ Antigua¬ Canada¬ Malaya (9 different States) and Mauritius. ()

£5.00

 

1968

British Commonwealth - 1985 Illustrated unaddressed FDC's for 300th Birth Anniv of Bach for Antigua¬ Dominica¬ Grenada¬ Grenada Grenadines¬ Maldives¬ Sierra Leone and Turks & Caicos each bearing miniature sheet tied by FDI cds's. ()

£4.00

 

1969

Fiji - 1950 Illustrated rubber stamped address FDC bearing Map 1s 6d ultramarine SG263a tied by Suva cds dated 1 August 1950 - date of issue. Lot includes 1946 Victory issue FDC¬ Royal Visit cover bearing 8d issued stamp SG279 and 1967 BOAC First Flight cover. ()

£2.00

 

1970

Ghana - 1958 Ghana unaddressed first day of issue cover with 'T over 9oz' mark applied bearing 4d brown SG168 plus postage dues 1d carmine to 1/- reddish violet set of 5 SGD14/D18 tied by Accra single ring cds dated 1 December 1958 being day of issue for postage dues only. Purple pictorial Day of Issue cachet on reverse. ()

£3.00

 

1971

Grenada - 1985 Illustrated unaddressed FDC's for 300th Birth Anniv of Bach one bearing 25c to $3 set of 4 SG1435/38 other with $5 miniature sheet SGMS1459 all tied by FDI cds's. ()

£1.50

 

1972

Hong Kong - 1993 40th Anniv of Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 80c to $5 set SG741/44 affixed to matching official maxi cards tied by pictorial cds for date of issue. ()

£1.50

 

1973

Isle of Man - 1973 Official unaddressed illustrated FDC bearing 5p 6p 7½p and 9p definitives (SG21¬ 23¬ 25 & 27) tied by Douglas FDI cds. ()

£2.50

 

1974

Jamaica - 1972 Plain unaddressed cover purple framed 'First Day of Issue' cachet applied bearing 15c¬ 20c 30c $1 and $2 definitivesSG353/55 & 357/58 tied by Kingston single ring cds 2 October 1972. $1 stamp ex plate 1A row 5/4 'Black dot below 'O' of 'House'' variety. ()

£4.00

 

1975

Malaysia - 1980-94 Nineteen illustrated unaddressed first day covers for different issues comprising 1980¬ 1981 and 1982 one for each year then rest 1992-94. ()

£15.00

 

1976

New Zealand - 1994 Illustrated unaddressed FDC for $20 definitive stamp SG1784 tied by Wanganui Philatelic Bureau special pictorial FDI handstamp. ()

£5.00

 

1977

New Zealand - 2000 Threatened Birds illustrated unaddressed first day cover for joint issue with France bearing France 3f (46c) and 5f 20 (79c) SG3692/93 and New Zealand 40c & $1.80 SG2369 & 2375 tied by appropriate pictorial handstamps for date of issue. ()

£3.00

 

1978

South Africa - 1960 Illustrated typed address cover to England for 50th Anniv of Union bearing 4d to 1s 6d set of 4 SG179/82 tied by Johannesburg cds for date of issue. ()

£2.50

 

1979

South Africa - 1969 Illustrated typed address cover used airmail locally for Worlds First Heart Transplant bearing 2½c & 12½c SG280/81 tied by Pretoria cds for date of issue. ()

£2.00

 

1980

South Africa - 1969 Typed address illustrated airmail FDC to England for Centenary of Transvaal stamps bearing 2½c & 12½c tied by ZAR 100 Johennesburg pictorial cds for date of issue. Lot includes 1973 illustrated unaddressed airmail first day cover for ESCOM issue bearing 4c to 15c set of 3 tied by pictorial cds for date of issue. ()

£2.50

 

1981

South Africa - 1970 Illustrated typed address cover used airmail locally for 150th Anniversary of Bible Society of South Africa bearing 2½c & 12½c SG301/02 tied by CapeTown bilingual pictorial handstamp for date of issue. ()

£2.50

 

1982

South West Africa - 1938 Two plain blue or orange hand addressed covers printed endorsement First day of issue to Orange Free State bearing Voortrekker Centenary Memorial ½d or 1d value horizontal pairs SG105/06 tied by Okahandua SWA cds 14 December 1938 date of issue. ()

£7.50

 

1983

South West Africa - 1970 Illustrated typed address cover used airmail to Pretoria for 150th Anniversary of Bible Society of South Africa bearing 2½c & 12½c SG228/29 tied by Windhock pictorial handstamp for date of issue. ()

£2.50

 

1984

South West Africa - 1974 Illustrated airmail unaddressed first day cover for birds 4c to 15c set of 4 tied by Windhoek pictorial cds for date of issue. ()

£2.00

 

1985

Swaziland - 1966 Illustrated hand addressed official FDC for Churchill Commemoration bearing ½c to 25c set of 4 SG117/20 tied by two strikes of Goedgegun double ring cds dated 24 September 1966 - date of issue. ()

£2.00

 

1986

Tristan da Cunha - 1980 Illustrated unaddressed official FDC bearing 80th Birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother 14p SG282 tied by FDI cds. ()

£2.50

 

1987

1937 Twenty nine plain typed address covers to J.Stephen C/O West Coast Air Services Ronaldsway Aerodrome Isle of Man each bearing KGVI ½d green 1d scarlet and 2½d ultramarine SG462/63 & 466all tied by individual strikes of Liverpool double ring cds dated 10 May 1937 - date of issue. Each cover has "Airmail First day Cover" two line purple cachet on front plus West Coast Air Services Ltd Isle of Man pictorial cachet purple or red on reverse along with 10 May 1937 red arrival mark. ()

£25.00

 

1988

1960 Illustrated H E Wingfield & Co typed address official souvenir cover 300th Anniv of Post Office having Post Office Express delivery brown on white label affixed bearing 3d & 1s 3d issued stamps tied by Lombard Street cds's for date of issue. Two hinge marks on rear. ()

£3.00

 

1989

1972 Illustrated unaddressed Post Office FDC for £1 black SG831b tied by Windsor FDI cds 6 December 1972 plus 1977 Illustrated unaddressed Post Office High Value definitive FDC bearing £1 bright yellow-green £2 light emerald & purple-brown and £5 salmon & chalky-blue SG1026/28 tied by Bureau FDI handstamp. ()

£2.00

 

1990

1999-2010 Twenty five illustrated typed address different Royal Mail FDC's all bearing miniature sheets between 1999 Millennium Timekeeper to 2010 The Age of the Stuarts all tied by appropriate Bureau FDI pictorial handstamps. ()

£20.00

 

1991

2000 Bletchley Park Post Office limited edition number 127 of 300 illustrated unaddressed first day cover for Millennium 'Water and Coast' issue bearing 19p to 64p SG2134/37 set of 4 tied by Bletchley Park illustrated cds for date of issue. ()

£5.00

 

1992

2002 Bletchley Park Post Office limited edition number 399 of 500 illustrated unaddressed first day cover for Bridges of London issue bearing 2nd to 64p SG2309/13 set of 5 tied by London's Fire Brigade pictorial handstamp for date of issue. ()

£6.50

 

1993

2003 Bletchley Park Post Office limited edition number 55 of 200 two illustrated unaddressed first day covers for Fun Fruit and Veg issue each cover bearing 5 different stamps making set of 10 SG2348/57 Bureau pictorial handstamp for date of issue. ()

£5.00

 

1994

2007 Benham illustrated limited edition of 2000 covers number 0368 for 40th Anniversary of Machin Definitives bearing Arnold Machin 1st SG2741 x 5 each having attached different label from Post Office Label sheet values 1s 9d to £1 tied by three strikes of Machin Road Birmingham pictorial handstamp for date of issue. ()

£2.00

 

1995

1847 Commercial unstamped entire London to Lille rated '9' on front along with green straight line unframed 'Newington Butts' mark plus unclear smudged mark and red Angl Calais cds 6 April 1847. B crown T double rim circular mark 5 April and Lille cds 7 April on reverse. ()

£4.00

 

1996

1850 Part entire (central vertical fold - page missing) to Liberton bearing 1d deep red-brown (AA) 3+ margins (plate 93 to 98) SG10 tied by Scottish 131 cancel with red transit cds dated 5 February on reverse along with green double arc cds dated 6 February 1850. ()

£7.00

 

1997

1850 Wrapper Berwick to Yorkshire bearing 1d red-brown (SL) 3€ margins SG8 tied by unclear barred oval cancel having Berwick and Wakefield blue double arc cds's dated 1 and 2 November 1850 on reverse. ()

£7.00

 

1998

1851 Soiled folded small unstamped cover to madam Mignaly Florence rated '1/3' in red on front having blue straight line Knightsbridge mark applied along with red London cds dated 28 October black Calais cds dated 29 October. Red oval 'PD' on front with poor Florence mark dated 3 November on reverse. Letter mentions award of Order of the Bath at Windsor. ()

£4.00

 

1999

1852 Hand addressed lightly soiled mourning cover (couple closed tears at top) to Church Warden Hearnor Derby bearing 1d red (HE) 2½d margins tied by smudged barred oval cancel. Three blue double arc cds's on reverse comprising dumb Wollaton¬ Nottingham code E dated 12 May and Belper code A dated 13 May. ()

£4.00

 

2000

1854 1d pink postal stationery envelope to Coventry having smudged unclear bars cancel applied with yellow-orange Oban oblong framed mark dated 11 September 1854 and green Coventry single arc cds dated 13 September 1854 on reverse. ()

£4.00

 

2001

1855 Cover (horizontal crease affects stamp) Glasgow to Edinburgh bearing 1d red-brown Die II perf 14 SG24 tied by full strike of Queen Street framed cancel. Glasgow code G large cds dated 17 July 1855 on reverse with Edinburgh arrival cds for same date also applied. ()

£4.00

 

2002

1856 Entire between solicitors Pontefract to Wath (near Rotherham) bearing 1d red (OF) perf 14 Die I centered low SG30 tied by 1844 type 623 in centre barred oval cancel. Rotherham double arc cds in green 16 May 1856 on reverse unclear green cds applied on top. ()

£7.00

 

2003

1899 Lightly soiled A4 size illustrated 12 page programme for the opening ceremonies of the Presbyterian Church of England Westminster College Cambridge 17 October 1899 folded in half and postally used to Willesden London bearing 1d lilac tied by location unclear cds. ()

£1.50

 

2004

1903-10 Twenty five postcards (four black & white rest colour) used within England with KEVII ½d green tied by different double circle cancels between Blackpool to Worthing. ()

£10.00

 

2005

1904 Colour postcard of Crummock Water used within Hinckley bearing KEVII ½d blue-green tied by fine strike of Hinckley double ring cds dated 8 June 1904. ()

£1.00

 

2006

1904 Black & white postcard of Kings Newton¬ Old Hall having soiling both sides bearing KEVII ½d blue-green tied by Melbourne 248 duplex cancel dated 1 March 1904. ()

£2.00

 

2007

1904-10 Nine different black & white postcards used within England bearing KEVII ½d all tied by cds cancels. Lot includes four KGV (one used to France at 1½d rate) and three KGVI postcards used within UK all having stamps affixed tied by cds or machine cancels. ()

£7.50

 

2008

1904-14 Twenty postcards (5 black & white rest colour) all used within Great Britain nineteen used 1904-10 other 1914 bearing KEVII or KGV ½d green stamps having fine readable strikes of RSO (Railway Sorting Office) cds's between Allendale to Winsford. ()

£10.00

 

2009

1905 Colour postcard Clifton Grove Nottingham showing parkland to Cornwall bearing KEVII ½d yellow-green tied by fine strike of Long Eaton large skeleton cds 11 October 1905. ()

£4.00

 

2010

1907 Colour postcard showing tram on William Brown Street Liverpool used to London bearing KEVII 1d yellow-green tied by Exchange Liverpool cds dated 1 October 1907. ()

£2.50

 

2011

1908 Eight colour (two unused) and ten black & white (five unused) postal cards all different showing views of the London Franco-British Exhibition condition slightly mixed with two used cards having Exhibition cds cancels. ()

£15.00

 

2012

1910s circa Unused real photograph postcard of Bracknell Station showing locomotive on track plus staff and members of public on platforms. ()

£5.00

 

2013

1922 two hand addressed Great Western Railway Company covers (opened out three sides) each bearing KGV 1½d chestnut perfin GWR tied by Paddington machine cancel. Both have 'Undelivered for reason stated¬ Return to Sender' two line cachets plus Newport or Hampshire return cds's both dated 20 September 1922 applied . ()

£3.00

 

2014

1924 Complete set of 48 different 'Raphael Tuck' unused colour postcards for the "Queen's Dolls' House" housed in a specially produced gold on brown pictorial slightly battered hard back binder with all cards as new. ()

£35.00

 

2015

1936 Happy Easter colour postcard addressed to France with Silver Jubilee 2½d affixed tied by Nottingham machine cancel dated 8 April 1936. Message on card reads "I saved this stamp for your collection as you cannot get them now". ()

£2.50

 

2016

1936 Special blue on white cover (soiling both sides darker on reverse) for Stamp Exhibition Dorland Hall Lower Regent Street London 17-24 October hand addressed bearing KEVIII 1½d red-brown plus brown and green imperf labels for Exhibition with stamp and green label tied by The Stamp Exhibition London 1936 cds dated 21 October. ()

£2.00

 

2017

1937 Sepia postcard showing views of Market Drayton to South Africa bearing KGVI ½d green vertical pair tied by Market Drayton cds dated 12 May 1937. ()

£1.50

 

2018

1939-57 Bundle of fifty seven covers complete with original letters all addressed to a Miss K Hayes at Radipole Manor Weymouth apart from her wartime service in RASC condition a little mixed but mostly fine. ()

£10.00

 

2019

1940s Black & white unused real photograph postcard of SS Ruahine at sea. ()

£1.50

 

2020

1949 Illustrated hand addressed cover for 31st Philatelic Congress of Great Britain bearing KGVI 1d pale scarlet tied by Congress handstamp dated 26 May 1949. ()

£2.00

 

2021

1961-67 Twenty one fronts and a cover typed address to same person in New Zealand from Muscotts stamp dealers at various rates bearing a fine range of stamps GB KGVI and plenty of QEII commemoratives¬ QEII Tangier overprints to 10/- and MEF overprints on KGVI. ()

£25.00

 

2022

1963-67 Ninety nine mostly airmail registered fronts typed address to same person in New Zealand from Muscotts stamp dealers at various rates bearing a fine range of over 600+ mostly commemoratives¬ 3 with GB KGVI stamps inc 2s 6d brown all tied by cds cancels. ()

£45.00

 

2023

1964-65 One hundred and eight used Post Office Inland Telegram Forms (includes a few Overseas Telegram or Radiotelegram forms) condition a little mixed but mostly fine most with castle high values 2s 6d x 5 5/- x 88 10/- x 5 and £1 (one each side) x 1 most uprated with range of commemoratives and definitives with various cds cancels. ()

£40.00

 

2024

1968 Bundle of 40+ parcel labels (some with wax seals) having various stamps affixed with values to 2s 6d (16 inc block of 4) and 5/- (2) all readable cds cancels. ()

£7.50

 

2025

1969 Embossed Stuart's unaddressed cover commemorating the Landing on the Moon bearing QEII 4d Wilding tied by First Man on the Moon Southampton cds dated 21 July 1969. ()

£1.50

 

2026

1970s Illustrated envelope containing six different unused post cards produced by Dalkeith Publising cards number 559-564 each showing full colour reproduction of 1930's posters for products and services available by railway companies. ()

£1.50

 

2027

1971 Two unaddressed covers for Postal Strike one bearing Hovercraft Mail 4/- pink on white tied by blue Europa Mail cds dated 4 February 1971 Other GB FDC bearing Raleigh Stamp Postal Service Budleigh Salterton 2½p black & pink and 10p black & buff tied by First Day of Issue Raleigh Stamps Budleigh Salterton cds dated 15 February 1971 . ()

£2.00

 

2028

1980 Small printed label addressed Royal Air Force Museum Brian Trubshaw illustrated cover (RAF TP12 number 1190 of 1195) flown in Concorde G-BBDG on Supersonic Flight no 611 from Filton and back bearing 13p commemorative tied by British Forces Post Office International Air Tattoo concorde pictorial handstamp dated 31 may 1980. Cover has nice black signature of Brian Trubshaw applied. ()

£20.00

 

2029

1993 Two plain printed label address covers used for new Royal Mail services Recorded Delivery and Royal Mail Recorded at 54p or 79p rates both with Slough Windsor 26 or 28 June 1993 slogan handstamps with Iver Village single ring cds arrival mark on reverse of same date. Lot includes original forms of posting with appropriate cds cancels. ()

£5.00

 

2030

1994 Four different booklets produced by Co-operative Retail Services Limited commemorating 60th Anniversary of Society and 150th Anniv of Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society titled Co-op Events¬ Co-op People¬ Co-op Shops and Co-op Vehicles each containing 12 different black and white postcards showing historic pictures relating to the theme. ()

£6.00

 

2031

1999-2000 Millennium Moment Royal Mail and Royal Mint unaddressed illustrated cover bearing Millennium Timekeeper miniature sheet SGMS2123 tied by 'Last Day of 1999 and First Day of 2000 Greenwich London' special cancel having special £5 Millennium coin encapsulated all in presentation folder. ()

£5.00

 

2032

1999-2000 Millennium Moment Royal Mail Commemorative Document number 165¬985 bearing Millennium Timekeeper miniature sheet SGMS2123 tied by 'Last Day of 1999 and First Day of 2000 Greenwich London' special cancel in presentation folder. ()

£2.00

 

2033

1999-2000 Millennium Moment Royal Mail Commemorative Document number 127¬740 bearing Millennium Timekeeper miniature sheet SGMS2123 tied by 'Last Day of 1999 and First Day of 2000 Greenwich London' special cancel in presentation folder. ()

£2.00

 

2034

Guernsey - 1930s Three different small folders each containing 12 different real black & white photographs views in Guernsey¬ folders a little creased/stained but photographs fine. ()

£10.00

 

2035

Jersey - 1910-16 Colour postcards 1910 to England bearing KEVII ½d yellow green tied by Jersey double ring cds 18 August 1910 plus 1916 local use bearing KGV ½d tied by Jersey thimble cds 25 December 1916. Lot includes "We're lingering at JERSEY" colour novelty postcard showing well dressed lady with large box showing label Mme Bonton Costumes and Lingerie¬ message and senders details on reverse but not postally used. Lot also includes 1969-81 Eleven FDC's plus five sets of PHQ cards¬ three with stamps tied by FDI cancels. ()

£7.50

 

2036

Jersey - 1930s Ten mostly Valentine's Snapshots (includes Photochrom Co Ltd and two unidentified all containing colour photograps) small folders each containing 12 different real black & white photographs views in Jersey¬ covers a little stained/creased pictures fine. ()

£30.00

 

2037

Jersey - 1933 Boots Pure Drug Co Ltd two small folders each containing 12 different real black & white photographs views in Jersey Series A postally used to Liverpool with KGV 1½d chestnut tied by Jersey Channel Islands cds and Series B not postally used. ()

£10.00

 

2038

1909 Fine unused colour postcard showing Hong Kong QV and KEVII stamps¬ flags and small map of Hong Kong - printed in Germany. ()

£3.00

 

2039

1952-56 Five airmail covers (four Forces Airmail¬ one HM Ships Afloat) to England (three hand addressed two typed address) at 2½d rate. Ships Afloat cover bearing KGVI 2½d tied by Maritime Mail undated slogan cancel other four with QEII 2½d tied by different cancels including one with continuous Field Post Office 5 machine cancel dated 22 August 1955 stated to be first day of use. ()

£5.00

 

2040

1940 Plain cover (roughly opened at right) addressed and senders details in English at 6a rate bearing KGVI 3p slate x 2 SG247 on reverse tied by Surat RMS cds 26 September 1940 having Surat RMS horseshoe shaped Due mark on front plus Ajmer GPO Unpaid octagonal mark 28 September 1940 on reverse. ()

£2.50

 

2041

1940 Plain cover bilingual hand addressed bearing KGVI 1a carmine SG250 on reverse tied by Wadi RS cds 9 August 1940 having Ajmer GPO No 2 cds 12 August alongside plus superb strike of Malwar circular cancel in Urdu also applied. ()

£6.00

 

2042

1941 Merchants cover hand addressed in English bearing on reverse KGVI 1a 3p yellow-brown tied by Ujain railway Station cds dated 25 December 1941 having fine strike of Experimental PO N-7 cds 28 December 1941 alongside. ()

£6.00

 

2043

1942 Plain cover hand addressed in English with purple local merchants cachet in English at 9a rate bearing KGVI 3p slate x 3 SG247 on reverse each tied by Surat RMS cds 21 February 1942 having Surat RMS AS. horseshoe shaped Due mark on front plus Ajmer GPO Unpaid octagonal mark 23 February 1942 on reverse. ()

£4.00

 

2044

1954 Stamp centenary 9p red postal card having printed merchants details on reverse address in Engllsh message in local script endorsed 'Late Fee Paid' having 1a Bodhisattva SG333 attached to pay late fee tied by D-10 Out Set -1 cds 6 January 1955. ()

£3.00

 

2045

1978-79 Nine plain unaddressed covers bearing blocks of 6 for 1978 Irish Currency set of 4 Christmas set of 3 1979 Year of the Child set of 3 Visit of Pope 12p Commemorations 9½p and 11p plus Patrick Pearse 12p SG429/35 446/451 & 453 all tied by Baile Atha Cliath cds's ()

£3.50

 

2046

1980 Four plain unaddressed covers bearing Wildlife 12p to 25p set of 4 in blocks of 6 SG461/64 all tied by Baile Atha Cliath cds's dated 7 July 1980. ()

£3.00

 

2047

1949 Colour postcard of Port Maria sent to England bearing KGVI ½d green horizontal pair tied by Williamsfield Jamaica cds dated 20 December 1949. ()

£3.00

 

2048

1977 Typed address cover from Chaplain St Monica Lesotho to Bloemfontein bearing Senquyane River Bridge 4c SG258 tied by fine strike of St Monica cds 22 June 1977. ()

£3.00

 

2049

Kedah - 1938 Hand addressed cover in local script at 5c rate bearing Sheaf of Rice 1c black and 2c green horizontal pair SG27 & 52 tied by location unclear cds 11 February 1938. ()

£1.50

 

2050

Perak - 1952 Hand addressed airmail (slightly shortened vertically at right when opened) to India at 25c rate bearing 25c purple & orange SG141 tied by fine strike of Ipoh A single ring cds dated 9 June 1952¬ Indian arrival slogan cancel dated 13 June ()

£1.50

 

2051

1952 Plain hand addressed cover to Mauritius endorsed "Via South Africa" carried on First Regular Air Mail Australia to South Africa Flight having large pictorial cachet applied bearing KGVI 25c brown-purple and UPU 35c purple SG259 & 274 tied by Port Louis cds dated 3 September 1952. Johannesburg cds dated 6 September on front with Port Louis machine cancel and Johannesburg and Rose Hill Mauritius cds's dated 6 September¬ 4 September and 8 September respectively on reverse. ()

£5.00

 

2052

1952 Plain hand addressed cover to Mauritius endorsed "Via Australia" carried on First Regular Air Mail South Africa to Australia Flight having large pictorial cachet applied bearing KGVI 3c reddish purple & scarlet and 5c slate-lilac SG253 & 255 plus Centenary of First British Colonial Postage Stamps 12c orange & green and 1r blue & red-brown SG267 & 269 tied by Port Louis cds's dated 6 September 1952. GPO Sydney x 2 plus Port Luois and Rose Hill Mauritius cds's dated 9 and 17 September respectively on reverse. ()

£5.00

 

2053

1954 Plain C5 size manila unaddressed cover (horizontal crease not affecting stamps at base) bearing QEII ½d black & chocolate to 20/- red & black set of 15 pictorial definitives SG173/87 tied by five strikes of Blantyre Nyasalnd cds dated 30 June 1954. ()

£10.00

 

2054

1963 Small local pencil address airmail cover bearing 1d orange to 3/- yellow postage due set of 8 SGD7/D14 tied by Madang large single ring cds dated 28 August 1963. ()

£6.00

 

2055

1947 Purple rubber stamped address plain cover bearing Royal Visit ½d and 1d SG62/63 tied by individual strikes of Royal Tour oval cancels dated 7 April 1947. ()

£1.50

 

2056

1958 Lightly soiled and creased Trans-Antarctic Expedition Ross Sea Committee Official colour cover typed address to Bridger & Kay Ltd c/o NZ High Commission London bearing 3d to 1s 6d set of 4 SG1/4 tied by single strike of Scott Base Antarctic Meeting Ross Dep cds dated 20 January 1959. ()

£2.00

 

2057

Natal - 1908 Colour postcard of Amgeni River - Natal to Belgium bearing on picture side ½d blue-green SG146 tied by Vryheid double ring cds dated 22 February 1908. ()

£3.00

 

2058

Orange River Colony - 1904 Lightly soiled undivided back black and white postcard showing dressed woman titled 'Civilized native' used to Port Elizabeth bearing ½d yellow-green SG139 tied by poor strike of Bloemfontain cds dated 2 May 1904. ()

£3.00

 

2059

Transvaal - 1901 A little tatty soiled cover sent to a prisoner of war in St Helena at 2d rate bearing ERI overprint on 1d rose-red & green x 2 SG239 tied by Pretoria Transvaal cds dated 18 July 1901. Usual red triangle censor mark also applied to front. ()

£6.00

 

2060

Transvaal - 1904 Colour undivided back lightly soiled postcard of Street in Old Town Klerksdorp sent to England bearing 1d tied by Klerksdorp cds dated 24 November 1904. ()

£2.50

 

2061

1936 Two lightly soiled locally hand addressed pictorial covers for Johannesburg International Philatelic Exhibition bearing ½d or 1d miniature sheet SGMS69/70 tied by Exhibition cds 14 November 1936¬ last date of Exhibition. Small staple mark top left on each cover. ()

£5.00

 

2062

1947-51 Nineteen mixed condition hand addressed covers to England bearing various stamps tied by range of cancels. ()

£4.00

 

2063

1952-2008 Collection of 120 covers from many different countries to South Africa or originating from South Africa for various first flight and flight anniversaries most having additional pictorial cachets applied including five 1976 Transkei Airways covers with one signed by pilots. ()

£60.00

 

2064

1969 Illustrated typed Pretoria address long airmail cover for First Flight Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro bearing Baobab Tree 5c pair tied by special cds dated 23 February 1969. ()

£3.00

 

2065

1991 Unfranked window envelope having Bloemfontein cds dated 1 August 1991 applied with Ugie cds dated 6 August on reverse. Form P1/151 Reason For Surcharge applied as no postage was paid and 50c stamp added tied by Ugie cds dated 7 August 1991. ()

£1.50

 

2066

1947 Sepia postcard of Swakopmund sent to French India bearing on picture side Royal Visit set of 3 singles 1d to 3d SG131/33 (light tone around perfs) tied by Swakopmund cds 6 December 1947 and Indian arrival cancel. ()

£2.50

 

2067

1941 Hand addressed cover to Niuafoou Island Tonga South Seas using scarcer Inward Tin-Can Mail Service bearing US 2c and 3c stamps tied by Pleasantville NY machine cancels dated 24 December 1941. Five cachets on front and thirteen cachets on reverse along with Nukualue Tonga and Niauafoou Tonga cds's dated 15 April and 17 May 1942 respectively. ()

£10.00

 

2068

1945 Two different typed address OHMS covers each having different purple cachet to same company in New Zealand one at 2½d rate (1d & 1½d) and other 3d rate with 3d tied by different single ring cancels dated 1945. ()

£2.00

 

2069

1959 Unaddressed long plain cover bearing QEII pictorial definitives ½d to 10/- set of 14 SG14/27 tied by five strikes of Tristan da Cunha single ring cds dated 31 October 1959. ()

£10.00