QEII CASTLE ISSUES - STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY continued...
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 CASTLES - POST OFFICE TRAINING SCHOOL OVERPRINTS: Five display pages with a collection of blocks and singles of all denominations
and various printings showing the overprints used by the GPO for training purposes inc. a lower left block of twenty 10/- De La Rue cancelled with black bars; a lower right block of eight Bradbury Wilkinson plate 9A 2/6d on chalky paper showing
constant re-entry dots in various positions on stamp or in margins all overprinted with "SCHOOL/SPECIMEN"; a page from a training manual showing the cancellation and ms amendment to a fictional letter; and a collection of stamps comparing small,
medium, or large "SCHOOL/SPECIMEN" overprints. A fine and attractive set. (68 stamps) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 340
Currently...£340.00
Currently...USD 459.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 BRADBURY WILKINSON HIGH VALUE PROOF: A stamp sized proof in olive for a proposed new design to replace the Castle high values. The
design is of a grove of leafless trees in sunlight with a denomination of 5/-, with "17" printed in top left corner and ms "16 OLIVE" bottom left. Also, a printed essay by McCorquodale & Co. of a revised design for Caernarfon Castle on thin pink
paper, showing Castle in background and river & boats in foreground. Both in very fine condition. (2 items)Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS
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Starting at £ 100
Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 1955-2005 MOST INTERESTING COLLECTION OF COVERS & PIECES, ETC. BEARING CASTLE ISSUES inc. 1959 env. registered from Hounslow to
Cyprus with a single Castle 2/6d. 17 July 1968 env. registered from London to Luton with Machin 4d pair and Castle 2/6d. 27 July 1961 large env. from Birmingham to Ghana with Castle 5/-. 1960 env. registered from Jersey to S. Africa with Europa 6d
pair and Castle 10/-. 1 July 1964 env. registered from Balham to Ghana with Shakespeare 6d and Castle 2/6d (2) & 5/-. 1961 env. sent registered air mail from Sutton Coldfield to Australia with Wilding 5d, 6d & 7d plus Castle 2/6d & 5/-. 14 Jan. 1965
env. registered from London to Montreal with Wilding 6d and Castle 5/- & 10/-. 2 Oct. 1964 env. registered from Sutton Coldfield to Nairobi with Wilding 1/6d pair and Castle 2/6d. 1966 env. registered from Coventry to Zambia with Wilding 3d pair and
Castle 2/6d. 21 Jan. 1967 env. registered from Leicester to Poland with Wilding 1/3d & Castle 2/6d. A good number of parcel tags with many bearing Castle values plus telegrams (16) plus a receipt. A most interesting lot for the researcher. (qty) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 340
Currently...£340.00
Currently...USD 459.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 1956-69 COLLECTION OF COVERS & PIECES BEARING QEII CASTLE ISSUES inc. 7 July 1956 env. registered from Colwyn Bay to Canada and
returned with Wilding 6d & 1/3d plus Castle 2/6d & 5/-. 1 June 1962 1/- registered env. uprated with Wilding 4d & 6d plus Castle 2/6d used from Cyprus to Germany. 28 July 1961 postcard from Keighley to Germany with Wilding 1/- and Castle 5/- & 10/- .
10 Mar. 1960 env. from London to Nassau with a single 2/6d. Also a good group of UK internal items. (21 items) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 200
Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 AFRICAN COUNTRIES - S. AFRICA/UGANDA/NIGERIA/S. RHODESIA/ZAMBIA: 28 July 1957 env. from from Perth to Uganda bearing a Castle 2/6d.
21 May 1960 env. from Manchester to Lagos bearing a single Castle 2/6d. 10 Dec. 1965 env. from Bridgend to Swaziland with a similar franking. 9 July 1966 env. from London to Port Elizabeth bearing a Wilding 6d and Castle 5/- for 1/9d registration
plus a 3 oz letter rate. 30 June 1967 large 2/- registered env. to Transvaal bearing Wilding 2d, 3d, 1/- strip of three and Castle 2/6d pair. 21 Dec. 19364 env. from Sutton to S. Rhodesia bearing Wilding 1/3d and Castle 2/6d. Plus two others. Good
zone "B" items.(8 covers) (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 AUSTRALIA - FIVE INTERESTING CASTLE ISSUE COVERS: 4 Nov. 1955 env. from Liverpool to Melbourne bearing Wilding 2d (3) and Castle
2/6d paying the for a 1oz letter. 4 Dec. 1950 6½d registered env. uprated with Wilding 6d & Castle 2/6d paying the 6d registration fee plus the 1oz letter rate. 22 July 1961 Westminster Abbey env. from London to Sydney franked with Wilding 6d, 8d and
10d plus Castle 2/6d paying the 1½oz rate. 1 Nov. 1966 env. from Hereford to Barraba, NSW bearing Wilding 1/6d plus Castle 2/6d and 5/- (5) for an 8½oz letter. 25 June 1968 wrapper from Woking to Ballarat bearing Machin 2d and Castle 2/6d making the
rate for a 2oz item. All the "C" zone rate. (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 110
Currently...£110.00
Currently...USD 148.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 CANADA - THREE ITEMS BEARING CASTLE HIGH VALUES: Dec. 1957 wrapper from London to New Brunswick bearing Wilding 6d and Castle 5/-
paying the rate for an air parcel up to ½lb in weight (incs. the customs declaration form). 25 June 1965 2/- registered env. uprated with Wilding 4d x 3 and Castle 2/6d. 12 Nov. 1959 env. from London to Nova Scotia bearing Castle 2/6d pair. All are
zone "B" airmail items. (3 covers) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 108.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 EGYPT & SAUDI ARABIA: 20 Jan. 1961 opened out (faults) express delivery env. from London to French Somaliland bearing a Wilding 1/3d
and Castle 2/6d x 2 paying 1/- express fee plus 7 x 9d for a 3 oz letter. Redirected to Port Said with 530f of French Somaliland adhesives.16 June 1965 env. registered from Leicester to Alexandria bearing a single Castle 2/6d paying the 9d per ½oz
plus 1/9d registration rate. 16 Mar. 1962 env. registered from London to Saudi Arabia bearing Wilding 3d pair and Castle 2/6d. paying for a 1 oz registered letter. (3 items) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 108.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 GERMANY - COMMERCIAL POSTCARD: 28 Jan. 1961 "L & L CRAVEN & CO" postcard used from Keighley to Germany bearing Wilding 1/- and
Castle 5/- & 10/- with boxed "KEIGHLEY" cancellations. Also bears a damaged parcel post label. Some creasing. (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 87.75
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 GERMANY/ITALY/SWITZERLAND/NETHERLANDS: 18 Jan. 1965 env. (217 x 103 mm) from Birmingham to Germany with a single Castle 2/6d for a 6
oz letter. 10 Apr. 1967 env. registered from london to W. Germany with Wilding 1d pair, 6d, 1/- and Castle 2/6d paying the "All up" rate. 30 Sept. 1971 large (290 x 155 mm) 17½p registered env. bearing 5d Wilding and Castle 5/-. 14 Nov. 1966 env.
registered from London to Geneva bearing Wilding 6d & 9d plus Castle 2/6d. 21 Nov. 1956 env. sent registered "all up" from London to Switzerland bearing a single Castle 2/6d. Also an overseas telegram sent from London to Nymegen bearing Wilding 2d,
1/6d punched pair and Castle punched 5/-. A fine lot. (6 items) (Image)
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Starting at £ 95
Currently...£95.00
Currently...USD 128.25
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 MALAYSIA, ETC.: 12 Feb. 1963 env. registered from London to Taiping bearing Wilding 1/6d and Castle 2/6d paying the 1/6d
registration fee plus 1 oz letter fee. 19 Dec. 1958 env. from London to Pahang with a single Castle 2/6d. 21 Feb. 1957 env. from Liverpool to Pondicherry with a single Castle 2/6d. 26 Aug. 1958 env. from London to Laos with single Castle 2/6d. 21
Mar. 1967 env. registered from London, Heathrow to Ipoh bearing Wilding 1/- pair and Castle 2/6d. 8 Dec. 1962 env. from London to Bangkok bearing Machin 1/3d and Castle 2/6d. A fine lot of zone "B" covers. (6 covers) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 100
Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 NEW ZEALAND - FOUR ITEMS TO NEW ZEALAND: 6 Jan. 1956 8½d registered env. uprated with Wilding ½d & 1d plus Castle 2/6d brown used
from London to Auckland. 7 Sept. 1961 1/3d registered env. uprated with Wilding 4d & 5d plus Castle 5/-used from Bournemouth to NZ. 6 Aug. 1968 env. from Woking to Wellington bearing Wilding 1/- and Castle 2/6d. Also a "Per/Parcel Post Piece" (203 x
220 mm) to Auckland bearing Castle 10/- block of twelve and £1 block of seven. (4 items) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 108.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 NIGERIA -1962 THREE 1962 LARGE ENVELOPES BEARING SECOND DE LA RUE CASTLE HIGH VALUES: 13 Feb. 1962 printed address env. from London
to The Bank of West Africa, Ikeja bearing Wilding 3d (2), 1/- (2) & 1/4d plus 2nd printing De La Rue Castle 10/- blue making the 14/- zone "B" rate. 6 Mar. 1962 similar env. bearing Wilding 1/6d and 2nd De La Rue Castle 5/- to £1 making the £1 16
6d zone "B" rate. 23 Mar. 1962 env. to the same destination and with the same franking. All have West Africa bank tape. (3 covers)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 SAINT KITTS - RARE DESTINATION: 14 Nov. 1961 env. from Luton to St Kitts bearing Castle 2/6d pair paying the 5/- rate for a 1½ oz
letter. (Image)
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Starting at £ 120
Currently...£120.00
Currently...USD 162.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 SINGAPORE - KUALA LUMPUR - INTERESTING CASTLE COVERS: 12 Dec. 1955 env. from Baldock to Singapore bearing a single Castle 2/6d for a
2oz letter. 28 Nov. 1968 9d air letter from London to Singapore bearing Machin 3d (2) and Castle 2/6d for a 1oz letter. 7 Apr. 1966 parcel piece from Plymouth to Singapore with Castle 2/6d to 10/- paying the £1 15/- for a 2 lbs air parcel. 20 Aug.
1957 env. from London to Kuala Lumpur bearing a single Castle 2/6d paying the 1oz letter rate. All are air mail zone "B" items. (4 covers)
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Starting at £ 110
Currently...£110.00
Currently...USD 148.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 SOUTH AMERICA - FOUR COVERS WITH CASTLE HIGH VALUES: 12 Dec. 1956 env. from London to Buenos Aires, Argentina franked with a single
Castle 2/6d paying the 1oz rate. 16 Sept. 1957 env. sent express from London to Montevideo bearing Wilding 1/- and Castle 2/6d paying the 1/- express fee and 2/6d for a 1oz letter. 25 Mar. 1959 1/3d registered env. uprated with Wilding 7d strip of
three, 1/6d pair and Castle 2/6d paying the 1/- registration and the fee for a 4oz letter. 2 Apr. 1965 env. from London to Brazil bearing a single Castle 2/6d for a 1oz letter. (4 items) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 95
Currently...£95.00
Currently...USD 128.25
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 SWITZERLAND - SCARCE PARCEL POST CARD: 22 Oct. 1957 parcel post card from Stoke upon Trent to Bern bearing Wilding 3d pair and
Castle 10/- tied by a lightly struck boxed "STATION ROAD" cancellation. Scarce. Bears "BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AND FOREIGN PARCEL POST LABEL".
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 108.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 TRISTAN DA CUNHA - RARE 2/6d RATE COVER: 2 Jan. 1956 env. (225 x 103 mm, damaged at right) from London to Tristan da Cunha bearing a
single Castle 2/6d brown. Flown to S. Africa and then by ship to the island. The rate of 2/6d was for a 1oz letter. The addressee, M.W.Holdgate, was leader of the Gough Island Survey. (Image)
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Starting at £ 48
Currently...£48.00
Currently...USD 64.80
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: 1956-69 group of covers to USA inc. 25 Apr. 1956 large (290 x 150 mm) 8½d registered env. uprated with
Wilding ½d & 1/- and Castle 2/6d & 5/- and USA 5c due strip of three paying the customs charge. 8 Sept. 1961 1/9d registered env. to Arusa bearing Castle £1 for an 8 oz letter. 27 Feb. 1967 large (258 x 174 mm) env. sent express from London to Ithaca
bearing Wilding 1/- pair and Castle 5/- & 10/-. 10 June 1969 env. with contents from BFPO in Aden to New York with Castle 2/6d. (6 items)
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Starting at £ 95
Currently...£95.00
Currently...USD 128.25
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: 1956-62 selection of covers to USA bearing Castle high values inc. 12 May 1959 env. registered from Sutton
to Puerto Rico bearing Wilding 1/- and Castle 2/6d (3). 1 Mar. 1961 env. registered from London to New York bearing Wilding 8d & 10d and Castle 2/6d. 1961 env. registered from London to New York franked with Wilding 1½d pair and Castle 5/-. 12 Nov.
1962 env. registered from Liverpool to Bethesda bearing Wilding 3d and Castle 2/6d & 5/-. A good group. (17 items) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 108.00
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