Sale No: 864
Lot No: 1580
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Cat No: Collection
COLLECTING HOLES (1) - G.B.COVERS: 1847-1964 lot inc. 1848 & 1852 envs. with interesting examples of Brown's patent sealing device and Rickman & Jenner advertisements; 20 April 1912 env. from London to Madagascar with a hand drawn picture of a man with a hand gun pointed at the fake perforated address; 4 June 1929 env. to U.S.A with red "BY S S BERENGARIA" hs bearing PUC 1d & 2½d perfins; 18 May 1920 Bradbury 10/- with A.P.O. cds; and 1914 PPC & 1963 env. posted from abroad with GB stamps marked by 'virtual holes'. (8 items) Cross Reference: PICTORIALS, HAND-DRAWN, ADVERTISING COVERS, G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 70.00
Closed..Oct-30-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 70
Sale No: 864
Lot No: 1584
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Cat No: Collection
1937 KGVI CORONATION DISPLAY: A box file containing an attractive display collection mainly of the 1937 GB stamp issue on cover inc. mail posted at the Paddington 'Coronation Camp Post Office'; 'Posted on the High Seas'; Registered & Express mail; ex Lundy Island; airmail to USA, Kenya, India, or Northern Rhodesia; printed paper mail; 1939 (Oct.) censored env. to Norway with label over address "RETURNED TO SENDER/BY THE CENSOR/FOR REASON EXPLAINED IN/MEMORANDUM ENCLOSED/IN THIS COVER" & pink P.C. 80 memo slip attached "The transmission of these [ms Stamps] articles by post to certain destinations is prohibited under Statutory Rules and Orders No. 1084 of 1939"; lower right complete pane of 30 mint stamps; St Helena "Public Notice." along with 6 pages of letters from the Governor or Government Secretary of the Island regarding the issue of Coronation stamps; a complete cigarette card album; 3 press photographs & 6 unused PPCs of the Coronation. A very comprehensive collection. (15 covers & used PPCs + ephemera) Cross Reference: KGVI ISSUES (Image)
Opening GBP 280.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Oct-30-2024, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 864
Lot No: 1587
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STAMP COLLECTING: Two large boxes containing a few hundred beautifully presented display pages (in plastic protectors) on the subject of stamp collecting with sections inc. what stamps to collect (inc. examples of subjects e.g. animals, birds, furniture, cricket, maps, coat of arms, castles, etc.); stamp dealers' terminology; how to handle stamps; how to display stamps; arranging a write-up; research; exhibiting; a section on stamp design; and several society display evening pages. A vast quantity illustrated with worldwide stamps & postal history. An incredible opportunity with a wide range of interesting topics. (1000s) (Image)