Sale No: 838
Lot No: 1095
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Cat No: Collection
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MACHIN FDCs FOR THE UK: Five cartons containing an incredible, well written-up & mounted collection in padded Lindner albums (with quality Lindner inserts and slipcases) of first day covers for the 15 Feb. 1971 Machin issue during the 1971 postal strike (c.30-40 pages per album). Comprising: 8 albums with covers franked in UK towns & cities arranged alphabetically, each with a "POSTING DELAYED BY THE POST OFFICE STRIKE 1971" cachet (in a wide variety of formats); one album with non-GPO cachets; 3 albums of covers with no cachets; and 6 box files which inc. a mix of cachet and non-cachet items, also mounted and in alphabetical order by town (c. 100 pages per box), with a large section of FDCs from Forces Post Offices, and some aftermath of strike mail. A rare opportunity to obtain such a broad range of material. ex Roger Broomfield. (c.1000) Cross Reference: FIRST DAY COVERS (Image)
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Opening GBP 1,400.00
Sold...GBP 1,400.00
Closed..Sep-09-2021, 12:35:04 EST
Sold For 1400
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