LATE 19th/EARLY 20th C. SELECTION: Range of better sets & singles on stock cards inc. mint & used 'Sphinx' issues with inverted wmks and 1866 10pa brown 'First issue' proof. Several useful mint 1920s/30s sets inc. 1922 Proclamation of Monarchy, 1925 Geographical Congress, 1926 Motorcycle express pair in blocks of 4, 1931 Zeppelin pair, 1933 Intl. Aviation Congress, 1933 Railway Congress, etc. Also a group of four 1915-1919 censor covers. A good lot. Cat. SG £1,168+ (c.61 plus 4 covers) (Image)

1853 COVER TO GB REDIRECTED WITH IMPERF. 1d RED - 7 July 1853 part E (front plus two flaps) to Lancaster charged '1/8', forwarded to WORKINGTON (faint cds on the front) with 1d red, HD plate 169 cancelled 436 numeral with another strike being used to 'cancel' the original 1/8 charge, ALEXANDRIA, London and LANCASTER (2) cds on the flaps. Scarce use of 1841 red on Egypt mail.Cross Reference: CANCELLATIONS, MACHINE CANCELLATIONS, INSPECTORS MARKS (Image)