COLLECTION OF GB AND CHANNEL ISLAND COVERS: An accumulation in two albums inc. 1948 Halifax Paquebot with "SS Birmingham City" hs & 1948 Liverpool Paquebot; First Flights inc. 1939 Imperial Transatlantic routes, 1945 BOAC London to New York, BOAC 1952 London to Singapore, BEA 1948 Helicopter Mail Service; 1941 Liverpool to Athens via Egypt service suspended, with British and Egyptian censors; 1931 London 'RECEIVED FROM/H.M. SHIPS' endorsed "via Siberia"; set of 1924 British Empire official PPCs; 1948 £1 Silver Wedding; 1964 6d Botanical stamp bisected and accepted (pair); 1997 Benham covers with Castle high values (£1.50 & £2) and special cancellations; 1971 Postal Strike to France; etc.. Also an album of Channel Islands inc. Jersey & Guernsey Liberation FDC's one signed by Edward Gueritx Beachmaster on Sword Beach and 1948 Quebec Paquebot with 'Posted on board "Empress of Canada"' cachet. Also a few covers from Lundy, Alderney, Jethou, Herm & Bardsey, and a few stamp booklets & presentation packs (face value £16). An interesting selection. (c.280) Cross Reference: CHANNEL ISLANDS POSTAL HISTORY, AIRMAILS (Image)

1840-1980's MINT & USED COLLECTION: A good selection of material across the period. Main collection is housed in 3 "Philatelic Albums" in good condition with slip cases & a Windsor album. QV inc. 1d Blacks plate 5 SB cancelled with red and black MX (cut tight at top); plate 4 GK 4 margin (deformed "K"); 1840 2d blue plate 2, good 3½ margins just touches lower left corner, light MX cancellation; 1s dull green GOVT PARCELS used with BPA cert.; 5 covers with numbered MX 2, 3, 5, 7 & 10; small selection of OUS & "Compton Moore" underprints/overprints (6); 1867 fine used 2s deep blue; high values upto 10s. (c.140). Kings issues inc. some mint coil, booklet and control/cylinder pairs & blocks. QEII Wildings mint including high value plate blocks, graphite, etc. Mint special issues appear to be complete to 1981 with cylinder block of 6 and 4 to 1981. (few 1,000s) Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS, OFFICIALS - GOVERNMENT PARCELS, SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES (Image)

1840-1976 - TWO ALBUMS OF USED inc. 1840 1d & 2d (shaved margins), 1858-76 2d plates 7 to 9 and 13 to 15. 1870 ½d plates complete except for 9. 1847-54 embossed trio, cut square but touched in places, 1857-62 4d to 1/-, 1867-80 values to 2/-, 1867 5/- plate 1 EI. 1884-91 2/6d to 10/- and some later issues. A good basic lot. (Small Qty) (Image)

ALL REIGNS MINT & USED COLLECTION: Stock book housing a neatly presented collection/accumulation inc. QV used ranges of low values, qty of mint KGV 1d control singles and pairs, KGV sets, etc. Strength in mint 1970s/90s issues in mint sets. (many 100s) (Image)

1840-1970 S.G. PRE-DECIMAL ISSUE PRINTED ALBUM inc. USED four margined 1840 1d SJ with red MX and 2d blue NB with black MX; 1847-54 embossed 6d to 1/- cut square but touched in places; 1883-84 2/6d to 10/-; 1883-84 ½d to 1/- fair condition; 1891 £1 green SA with oval registered ds; 1902-10 10/- and £1 green; 1913-19 Waterlow 2/6d to 10/-; plus a good range of officials with some forgeries. The MINT incs. 1880-81 ½d to 2d plus a 5d "SPECIMEN"; 1881 14 & 16 dot 1d lilac; 1887 ½d to 1/-; 1900 ½d & 1/-; 1902-10 ½d to 5/-; 1912-22 ½d to 1/-; 1924-26 ½d to 1/-; 1929 PUC ½d to £1 black; 1934-36 Photogravure set; 1934 re-engraved 2/6d to 1/-; 1937-47 ½d to 1/-; 1939-48 2/6d to £1; 1951 2/6d to £1; 1952-54 ½d to 1/6d; 1955-58 ½d to 1/6d; 1957 & 1959 Graphite line issues; 1958 Phosphor Graphite issue; 1953-67 sets almost complete including Phosphor sets. Also P. Dues 1914-69 complete, and regional issues. Mostly fine. (Qty) (Image)

INTERESTING MAINLY USED COLLECTION: An album containing 1840 2d plate 1 OD (poor); 1841 1d (6) and 2d (4); 1854 SC16 plate 4 2d PJ 7 JI; 1855 SC14 2d plates 4 DB & 5 HF; 1856-62 LC16 2d plate 6 FH; 1854-64 used plates to 224; 1854 6d embossed cut square; 1855-57 Medium Garter 4d (3) & Emblems 6d (2) & 1/- (2); 1862-64 3d (3), 4d (4), 6d (3), & 1/- (2); 1865-67 values to 1/-; 1867 values to 1/- inc. 9d (2), 10d (3), 1/- (4) & 2/- (4); 1867-78 5/- plate 1 (2); 1880-81 ½d to 5d; 1883-84 white paper 2/6d (2); 5/- (2) & 10/-; 1884 Crowns wmk PC overprinted "SPECIMEN (poor - toned); 1883-84 ½d to 1/-; 1887-1900 values to 1/- & 1900 £1 green JA. Very mixed condition but some good examples are present. (Qty) (Image)