17 BRITISH COVERS 1843–1940s, all better including an 1890 money order receipt to IRELAND, an 1861 folded letter to the Governor of the Isle of Man, #3 franked folded letters in 1843 and 1849, 1937 airmail to AUSTRALIA, 1936 and 1937 airmails to INDIA, 5 good KGVI first day covers cat £248, 2 QEII Coronation first day covers cat £150 ++, retails over $800, mostly F-VF ($75 US) (Image)

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5 GREAT BRITAIN RATE COVERS 1874–1878, includes 3d rates to USA and CANADA in 1874, also a 2½d rate to ITALY 1876, plus 2 FRANCE 2½d rates in 1876 and 1878, retails over $250, mostly F-VF ($50 US) (Image)

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20 BRITISH VICTORIAN STATIONERY COVERS 1842–1903, includes 5 early 1842–1851 1d pink envelopes with security threads, 7 are 1d pink 1849–1893 issues noting 5 of these are uprated to GERMANY, 6 are 2½d issues including rates to GERMANY + TASMANIA + WESTERN-AUSTRALIA, a mint 1890 Penny Post anniversary card with envelope ++, retails over $300, F-VF ($50 US) (Image)

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9 VICTORIAN REGISTERED STATIONERY 1887–1902, includes 4½d rates to DENMARK, SWITZERLAND, and GERMANY, also 7d double-rates to GERMANY (×3) and USA, also one domestic 4d registered, one cover with missing stamp not counted, retails over $280, F-VF ($50 US) (Image)

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10 BRITISH STATIONERY COVERS 1905–1949, includes 8 registered stationery covers including 1908 rate to GERMANY with “LATE FEE”, 1929 INDIA registered 4½d rate, 1913 AUSTRALIA 5d registered, 1945 AUSTRALIA 5½d RATE, 1949 AUSTRALIA 14d rate, 1948 18d airmail to AUSTRALIA ++, retails over $300, F-VF ($50 US) (Image)

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17 QEII REGISTERED STATIONERY COVERS 1953–1970s, includes 11 different mint envelopes in 3 sizes up to 152mm × 290mm, 6 are all different 1961 domestic rates, a 3sh2d airmail registered rate to MALAYA ++, RETAILS OVER $180, F-VF ($35 US) (Image)

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73 QEII RATES to AUSTRALIA 1964–1980s, note 14 are from the Isle of Man, 35 are Regional Issue Machin frankings, 24 are large covers with mostly Machin frankings up t £3.73½ for a 1983 airmail printed matter cover, retails over $300, F-VF ($50 US) (Image)

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675 QEII COVERS & CARDS 1953–1980s>, mostly good airmail rates to CANADA and USA, note a wide range of Machin frankings on airmail and printed matter covers, also good slogans, Aerogrammes, registered, slogan cancels ++, 275 are legal size covers with multiple rates, VF ($75 US) (Image)

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217 BRITISH COVERS & CARDS 1881–1983, includes 150 cachet FDCs 1953–1983 from Britain + Channel Islands noting SANDA-ISLAND + HERM-ISLAND + GUGH-ISLAND ++, also 20 BOAC Concord first flight souvenir sheets, 4 airmail rates to IRAN, 1906 postage due to FRANCE, 1936 RMS Queen Mary maiden voyage ++, retails over $1000, mostly VF ($75 US) (Image)

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295 BRITISH COVERS 1884–1952, mostly good rates to USA and CANADA, also rates to SWEDEN, HOLLAND, SWITZERLAND, GERMANY ++, lots of good slogan cancels, registered, postage due, printed matter rates, Aerogrammes, OHMS, 1831 FREE frank, wrappers, Paquebot, letter sheets ++, 17 are Victorian, 28 KEVII, 100 KGV, and 150 KGVI, mostly F-VF ($50 US) (Image)

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180 BRITISH COVERS & CARDS 1881–2000s, includes good rates to CANADA, many IRELAND covers + stationery + postal cards, also better registered, letter sheets, cachet FDCs including a 1996 JERSEY £2 coin cover with a QEII 70th birthday £5 stamp #747 franking (worth the estimate alone) ++, mostly VF ($75 US) (Image)

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154 BRITISH FIRST-DAY & EVENT COVERS 1953–1996, all are QEII cachet covers with mostly set frankings, also a few Channel Island issues, 35 are cachet event covers for stamp shows, town anniversaries, space events, conventions, soccer related ++, retails over $420, mostly VF ($35 US) (Image)

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35 BRITISH FIRST-DAY COVERS 1970–1980s , all are Machin Regional Issues for WALES and SCOTLAND on mostly different cachet covers, includes phosphor tag varieties, most are addressed to AUSTRALIA and NEW-ZEALAND, VF ($35 US) (Image)

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39 BRITISH FIRST-DAY COVERS 1979–1987, on large artistsigned 10" × 13" lithographed panels with detailed stamp descriptions on back, mtd in a large deluxe album with original cost over $500, 17 are England and 22 are Guernsey and Isle of Man issues, beautiful panes suitable for framing and gifts, good topical value for birds, Royalty, ships, trains, police, butterflies ++, lot includes topical stamp and souvenir sheet collections noting 275 ship stamps of the world, 15 USA 1996 Endangered Species postal cards and 6 frameable panels with 43 MNH stamps representing soccer, inventors, birds, fish, famous women ++, VF ($50 US)

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