FIRST DAY COVERS: 1910 to 1970s collection housed in three cartons, mainly GB with some Commonwealth, some better from the 1940s-60s, e.g. GB 1948 Silver Wedding on postal envelope, 1959 Phosphor-Graphite Sorting Machine set of 2, 1960 Phosphor Line Sorting Machine set of 2, etc., careful examination should reward (Image)

Comprehensive and valuable collection of first day covers, mainly unaddressed, to 2022 in 26 blue SG cover albums, including KEVIII on two illustrated covers, KGV values to 1s, 1924 and 1925 Wembleys, PUC low values, 1935 Silver Jubilee and forged Westminster cover, 1951 Festival set, 1953 Wildings on private printed envelopes to 1s6d, phosphor graphites on six envelopes, NVI, and definitives including many Benhams, retail booklet panes, travelling post offices, Frama labels, special postmarks, 2012 Olympics London E20, 2012 Olympic coin album, 1970 postage dues to 11p, 1982 to £5 with special William Shakespeare/Stratford-Upon-Avon permanent handstamp, plus Regional, Guernsey and Jersey Wartime issues and a Triumph junior album. Condition mainly fine throughout. (hundreds) (Image)

1937-2020 Extensive First Day Cover collection in albums filling 18 cartons, many with additional copies of alternative Post Office cancels, also includes a Benham selection, Royal Mail "Great War" collections in albums with coin covers and booklets. 2012 Olympics collection with additional mint stamps in blocks of 6 and miniature sheets. Parallel collections of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, etc., and many Royalty and thematic stamp collections e.g. Royal Wedding, Rowland Hill and Locomotive thematic. Condition generally fine, careful inspection should reward (Image)

1961 to 2013 range of First Day Covers in 17 albums and packets, a few earlier cancelled Field Post Office, later with selection of sponsored postmarks, 2012 Olympics, plus a range of coin covers including 2002 Commonwealth Games. Nice clean lot, most fine (hundreds) (Image)

FIRST DAY COVERS: 1994-2015 selection loose contained in a half carton, including Buckingham Palace (20), House of Commons (5) and House of Lords (14), all good to fine; also 1930s/40s (c) mounted wooden Post Office plaque (113mm x 145mm) for the House of Lords Library Corridor giving the collection times for the posts, and laminate 1970s/80s (c) 'External/Mail' plaque for 'Box 56/Ground Floor/Norman Shaw'; also commemorative free-standing plaque celebrating the refurbishing of the Westminster Mailroom in 1996 (Image)

2000 (circa)-2020 Coin Cover collection in albums housed in 2½ cartons, includes two 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games covers and a 2009 Kew gardens, excellent retail potential