EARLY DECIMAL DEFINITIVES: Two albums with much scarce material from 1972 to 1980. High cat. value items throughout with rarer Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, and National Postal Museum cancels with minimal duplication. Includes 6th December 1971 redrawn £1 Machin FDCs (2) with Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace cancels; 10th Feb 1974 self-adhesive labels and a range of high catalogue value booklet pane FDCs (many Windsor, Berks cancelled) and some phosphor varieties. Mostly unaddressed/labelled addresses however a few are hand-written. Some variation in condition in places. (c.206) (Image)

EARLY DECIMAL DEFINITIVES: Two albums with most material being from 1970-1973 but a few 80s/90s also. Many early 70s booklet panes inc. retail and a few Wedgwood covers as well as Arabic and Dextrin added gum varieties with the more scarcer cancels such as the 1971 23rd July (5 x 3p + label) x2 with new 'blind' imperforate and Windsor, Berks FDI cds. Much material with a high cat. value. Mostly unaddressed/or neatly labelled addresses but a few hand-written. Some variation of condition in places. (c.128) (Image)

ROYAL RESIDENCES CDS COLLECTION: Range of scarce 1967-1988 FDCs with mostly Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle cancels. A few Balmoral Castle FDCs inc. two 22/08/1979 Rowland Hill covers with one being addressed to the Queen's orderly. Also inc. Sandringham House cds on 1981 'Folklore Morris Dancing' cover. Mostly typed addresses but some hand written. Many attractive covers, predominately from the 1970s with some variation in condition. (c.58) (Image)

CAMBRIDGE STAMP CENTRE SPONSORED FDCs: Cover album with the 1998-99 collection of sponsored 'official' FDCs, many with very limited editions inc. incomplete "Millennium Classics" range featuring old British films inc. 6 Jun. 1995 'Science Fiction' issue FDC signed by Arthur C. Clarke. (56 covers) (Image)

1937-1969 FDC COLLECTION: Two binders with the collection of mainly illustrated FDCs from 1937 Coronation through to 1970 Philympia. Includes many phosphor covers, many of the early QEII covers with relevant cancellations. (c.113 covers) (Image)

1973/74 20p, 50p & £1 MACHINS ON CONTRACTORS PAPER: Rare set of 3 Cotswold FDCs with their issues printed on Bradbury Wilkinson contractors paper. Each value on a separate cover and dated 27/09/1973 (£1), 30/11/1973 (20p) and 20/02/1974 (50p). All unaddressed and clean except from light pencilling of 'contractors paper' in bottom right which can be easily removed. Extremely scarce and highly catalogued. (Image)

1990 PENNY BLACK ANNIVERSARY FDC COLLECTION: Two binders with a collection dedicated to the 10 Jan. 1990 'double head' definitive issue commemorating the 150th Anniv. of the Penny Black. Wide range of special postmarks on sets, mini. sheets, cylinder blocks, booklet panes, etc. No apparent duplication of stamp/cancel combinations. (c.135 covers) (Image)

SCARCE 2009 KEW GARDENS 50p FDC: The scarce Royal Mail Numismatic FDC celebrating 250th Anniversary of Kew Gardens complete with uncirculated 50p coin. (Image)

HAWKWOOD DESIGNED FDC COLLECTION, 1980-86: Cover album with the collection of Hawkwood covers, many with scarcer pictorial handstamps. One of the 9 Jul. 1980 Female Authors covers includes the 12p Charlotte Bronte stamp with missing "p". Most Hawkwood covers retail in double figures. (57 covers) (Image)

HIGH VALUE FDC COLLECTION: Benham cover album with the collection of Castles and Britannia FDCs, mostly Benham and Royal Mail types but also Bradbury etc., and some PHQ cards with FDI cancels. Collection includes 18 Oct. 1988 issue (14 sets plus 4 x cyl. blocks of four and 4 x interpanneau blocks of four); 24 Mar. 1992 issue (16 sets plus 4 x cyl. blocks of four and 4 x interpanneau blocks of four); 1994 re-engraved values as singles on covers and 22 Aug. 1995 new £3 value as single and cyl. block of four; also 2 Mar. 1993 'Britannia' £10 value as singles (20) and cyl. blocks of four (2). Enormous original cost. (75 covers + 8 PHQ cards) (Image)

RAILWAY FDCs: Collections of covers relating to the 22 Jan. 1985 'Famous Trains' issue (31 covers, 10 cards) and the 18 Jan. 1994 'Age of Steam' issue (58 covers). No apparent duplication of stamp/cover combinations. Wide variety of cancels with many highly catalogued covers, several originally retailing at £50+. A fine lot, housed in two binders. (Total c.99 covers/cards)Cross Reference: RAILWAYS (Image)

REGIMENTAL & OTHER MILITARY STAMP CLUB FDCs: Binder with the unusual collection of 1960s/70s FDCs with specially produced cancels and covers inc. those of 9th/12th Lancers Philatelic Society (7 covers), Defence Postal & Courier Services (5), RAF Hospital Wegberg Philatelic Society (7 covers), Rheindalen Garrison Stamp Club (5 covers), Royal Engineers (22 covers), 7th Signal Regiment Stamp Club plus others, etc. Many B.F.P.O. first day cancels. Scarce covers. (c.67 covers) (Image)