1842-80 Mourning covers, cards, letters and ephemera, with QV covers to or from Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle or Balmoral (22), stampless covers with Cypher cachets or other royal household cachets, mourning cards for Prince Albert (7) or Queen Victoria (23), funeral tickets or programmes, woven silks (3), Queen Victoria mourning postcards (21), etc. (200+).

Balmoral Castle. 1894-2002 Covers and cards with circular datestamps of Balmoral Castle (52, some on P.O. forms), Court Post Office Balmoral Castle (12, some on forms) or Official Paid Balmoral Castle (9), oval registration and boxed parcel datestamps, boxed Postage Paid handstamp, Aberdeen meter with EIIR Cypher (4), Cypher cachets of KGV (unusually franked 1½d), KGVI or QEII, some postcards and ephemera. (c.120).

King Edward VII/Queen Alexandria. 1901-25 Mourning covers, letters, ephemera and picture postcards including a letter written and signed by Alexandra, 1912 cover with KGV Cypher and hand delivered cover to Queen Mary both addressed in the handwriting of Alexandra, many KEVII picture postcards for the Coronation, royal visits, In Memoriam, funeral, etc (c.200), printed In Memoriam cards for Alexandra or King Edward VII (10), funeral and memorial service programmes (10), Windsor Castle funeral or memorial service invitations (6), unused India pictorial mourning envelope, 1910 (May 20) cover posted within Harrogate with black borders around a 7d stamp, etc. A good collection. (c.260).

1949 (Mar 3) Pair of official telegram envelopes with "GOVERNMENT TELEGRAM" and the address "His Majesty The King" or "Her Majesty The Queen" all printed in red, the "Queen" envelope also with royal coat of arms and "Immediate", both with Windsor Castle c.d.s and KGVI Cypher cachets, very unusual. (2). Photo on Page 44. (Image1)