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401 |
|
1855 LC14 Die II, Alphabet III on blued paper comprising a written up specialised collection of the 'Gothic K' variety with plate 23 (25), plate 24 (30), plate 25 (26), plate 26 (21), plate 27 (43), plate 28 (28), plate 29 (27), plate 30 (32) and plate 31 (63). Although condition is mixed, many of these elusive stamps are above average. (295). |
£500 |
|
402 |
 |
1855 LC 14 Die II Alphabet III on blued paper plates 23 (7), 24 (4), 25 (4), 26 (2), 27 (4), 28 (2), 29 (10), 30 (7) & 31 (2) plus white paper plate 27 (4) all from the "K" row showing "GOTHIC K" variety used on covers. Mixed condition but some very fine examples are noted. (Small Qty.). |
£240 |
|
403 |
|
1855 (Aug.) LC 14 Die II Alphabet III on blued, plates 24, 26, 28 (3), 29 (4 inc. a pair), 30 (7), 32, 33, 40, 43 & 44 plus an unplated pair used on covers. Some faults but a good range of shades. (22). |
£120 |
|
404 |
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1855 (Aug.) LC14 Die Alphabet III on blued plate 25 unused block of 4, IE-JF, JE rounded corner, IF-JF lightly creased. Spec.C8, Cat. £900. |
£75 |
|
405 |
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1855 LC14 Die II Alphabet III on blued paper plate 24 KL with "Gothic K" & "Tall L" varieties used on mourning env. to Burntisland, FK re-entry used on EL to London & EK reentry used on small piece. |
£75 |
|
406 |
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1855 (Aug.) LC 14 Die II Alphabet III on blued paper plate 24, KF-KG, LF-LH & JG-JH with all K's Gothic & T's tall used on envelope from Carmarthen to London. Some oily stains at top due to the unfortunate use of sellotape to strengthen the flap. |
£60 |
|
407 |
|
1857 LC16 Die II Alphabet III on white paper plate 45 (PE) used on env. from London to Edinburgh, centred to lower right. Believed to be the only recorded example of this perf. 16 plate on cover. Spec. C11, Cat. £300 off cover. Photo |
£240 |
|
408 |
|
USE OF TRANSITIONAL SHADE AND WHITE PAPER ADHESIVES ON THE SAME COVER: 1857 (Sept.) large env. from Appleby to Kirkby Stephen franked with LC14 1d Die II Alphabet III plate 47 in a transitional pale rose shade & plate 36 DC-DD in rose-red on white paper. All clearly tied by the same "25" numeral. A fine & rare combination. |
£90 |
|
409 |
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1857 LC14 Die II Alphabet III on white paper plate 45 (ND-NE) pair of this scarce plate on cover from Lutterworth to Winchester. Perfs. a little short at top. Spec. C10, Cat. £600 off cover.Photo |
£240 |
|
410 |
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1857 LC14 Die II Alphabet III on white paper plate 33 FH, well centred, pin-holed plus plate 45 GI corner creases. Spec. C10, Cat. £500. (2). |
£90 |
|
411 |
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1857 LC14 Die II Alphabet III on white paper plate 45 LH-LJ used strip of three from this scarce plate. Some faults. Also a very rare perf. 16 example (EH, creased). |
£90 |
|
412 |
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1857 LC14 Die II Alphabet III on white paper plate 60, AG-BJ mint block of 8 with "BI" reentry, creased & a little foxed. Also a used block of six, LG-MI in a transitional shade & singles (2 inc. one perf. 16), plate 60 FA-GF & DA-EB mint blocks of 12 & 4 respectively (faults), EI-EL plus a 4d used on piece & an unused single. Some faults. (Small Qty.). |
£90 |
|
413 |
|
1861 (12 Aug.) cover from Bristol to Canada West franked with LC14 1d Die II Alphabet III on white paper plate 46, PG-PH & PI-PL, clearly showing the change from the small loop "P" to a large loop "P" on PI-PJ. Some foxing and faults but of philatelic stature. |
£60 |
|
414 |
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1861 LC 14 Die II Alphabet IV plate 50 DC-DF strip of 4 used on local London env. centred well to foot. Also plate 51 SK-TL block of 4 & a single CJ used on a large env. from London to Birmingham, SK-SL creased, others fine. |
£60 |
| 1854-61 2D BLUES |
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415 |
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1854 SC16 plate 4, a used selection inc. 4 examples used on three covers, four examples (one damaged) used on small piece. Fair to fine. (20). |
£120 |
| 1870 ‡D PLATES |
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416 |
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Small mint & used selection with mint plates 4 to 6, 12 (2) to 14 & plate 19 vertical pair plus used with plate 1 (3 inc. a pair), 8 (2), 10 pair on cover & 8 on a wrapper. Mixed condition. (44). |
£140 |
| SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES |
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417 |
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1874 Wmk. MC 5/- pale rose, CD. Fine used. SG.127, Cat. £700. |
£90 |
|
418 |
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1878 Maltese Cross Wmk £1 brown-lilac, DJ with oval registered cancellation, centred to right and repaired. Photo |
£160 |
|
419 |
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1876 8d orange, a mounted mint horizontal strip of three, RG-RI with IMPERFORATE WING MARGIN AT RIGHT, some creasing but well centred and fresh. See Note above and below Spec. J91 regarding margins on this issue. Photo |
£700 |
|
420 |
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1888 Orbs Wmk £2 brown-lilac, JD with heavy cancellations inc. an ink line drawn over the original blue crayon mark at a later date. 1884 Crowns Wmk £1 brown-lilac, DB very poor used. Photo |
£240 |
|
421 |
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1897 ‡d to 1/- mounted mint plus 1/- green used block of four. Also 1900 1/- used block of nine, a little faded. |
£200 |
|
422 |
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1891 £1 green, GB with oval d.s. cancellation. A little soiled.Photo |
£80 |
| SURFACE-PRINTED COLLECTIONS |
|
423 |
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1855-84 Used group on cards inc. 1855 6d (3) & 1/-, 1862-64 6d strip of four and 9d (2, one poor unused), 2‡d mauve plates 1 to 17, 1883-84 ‡d to 1/-. Very mixed condition. High Catalogue value. (130+). |
£300 |
| KEVII ISSUES |
|
424 |
|
1902-10 £1 green with oval registered d.s. cancellation. Light vertical bend. |
£70 |
|
425 |
|
1902-10 £1 dull blue-green with part central "THREADNEEDLE ST. REGISTERED" oval cancel. A trifle rubbed. |
£60 |
| KGV ISSUES |
|
426 |
|
1912-22 The mounted mint collection of mainly control singles with ‡d (46), 1d (51), 1‡d (35), 2d (34), 2‡d (35), 3d (37), 4d (27), 5d (21), 6d perf. 14, 8d (9), 9d agate (26), 10d (14, inc. a block of six and a pair) & 1/- (28). Also 1922-24 ‡d pair, 1d (2), 1‡d (3), 2d (2), 2‡d, 3d, 4d (2), 5d (2), 6d (3), 9d (3), 10d (6, inc. a strip of three) and 1/- (3). The majority are fine and fresh. |
£800 |
|
427 |
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1912-22 The small selection of used contol pieces with value to 1/- inc. blocks of four and strips of three. (82 items) |
£120 |
|
428 |
|
1912-22 1d orange-vermilion, an unmounted mint corner K17 control pair in this very bright and scarce shade, minute "natural" paper flaw on one. Spec. N16 (15). Photo |
£200 |
|
429 |
|
1913 2/6d (2), 10/- (2) & £1. 1915-18 10/- (2), 1918 2/6d mint, 5/- mint and used, 10/- (2) anfd 1934 re-engraved 5/- and 10/- (4). Very mixed condition. |
£300 |
| ** |
430 |
|
1913 Waterlow £1 dull blue-green, light central c.d.s. A little soiled but well centred. SG. 404. Cat. £850. Photo |
£180 |
|
431 |
|
1919 BW 5/- rose-red fresh mounted mint. Cat. £250. |
£60 |
| ** |
432 |
|
1924 Wembley mint line perf. 1d (3, inc. a vertical pair) and 1‡d strip of three, comb perf. 1‡d and 1925 1d & 1‡d. Fresh. Also used line perf 1924 1d (2) & 1‡d, comb perf 1d & 1‡d (2), 1925 1d & 1‡d. 1929 PUC ‡d to 2‡d control singles, mounted mint, ‡d (3), 1d (2), 1‡d (3) & 2‡d used plus ‡d to 1‡d inverted wmks and ‡d sideways wmk. 1948 RSW £! unmounted mint strip of five being the lower row of the sheet. (40). |
£140 |
|
433 |
|
WEMBLEY, 1925: British Empire Exhibition pair franking an airmail printed paper rate env. to Belgium cancelled by one full, one 95% complete & one partial examples of the large double-ring "PHILATELIC CONGRESS/ 5.30PM/26 JU 28/N.W.1./LONDON" c.d.s. Photo |
£100 |
|
434 |
|
1929 (10 May) large plain env. to Beckenham franked with PUC ‡d to 2‡d blocks of four, each with central first day c.d.s. Toned. Also a set of singles on plain FDC to Jamaica. Foxed. |
£100 |
|
435 |
|
1929 PUC £1 black marginal mint single from the top right hand of the sheet, mounted on the selvedge only. Gum a trifle toned. Photo |
£300 |
|
436 |
|
1929 PUC £1 black, lightly mounted mint, gum a little toned.Photo |
£240 |
|
437 |
|
1935 Silver Jubilee set on registered FDC to the USA. Neat handwritten address. Photo |
£100 |
|
438 |
|
COVERS: Four 2/6d & two 5/- values on 1933 commercial airmail front to Argentina and 1936 env. from Worksop, Nottinghamshire sent by air 'Via Germany' to Uruguay franked with 2/6d value plus 2 x 9d olive-green. Also long brown env. (various creases) franked with three 1925 1‡d British Empire Exhibition adhesives each cancelled by special Wembley c.d.s. & also bearing British Empire Exhibition registered label and 1935 (2 Dec.) FDC for the 9d deep olive-green (SG.447). [3 covers + front]. |
£100 |
| KEVIII ISSUES |
|
439 |
|
FIRST DAY COVERS: Printed (2) and typed covers each bearing the ‡d, 1‡d & 2‡d values, one with London machine cancellation for 1 Sept., 1936 and the other two registered & thus cancelled by oval d.s.'s of the same date addressed within London and to Newfoundland (fine transit & arrival marks) respectively plus FDC with 1d denomination and very clear London machine cancellation for 14 Sept. Two of the covers have slight stains from old stamp hinges. (4 covers). |
£120 |
|
440 |
|
FIRST DAY COVERS: Matching pair of printed covers both with London machine cancellations, one bearing the ‡d, 1‡d & 2‡d denominations cancelled on 1 Sept., 1936 and the other franked with the 1d value on 14 Sept. Also a duplicate of the former cover but with typed address and used within Essex. (3 covers). |
£120 |
|
441 |
|
FIRST DAY COVERS: Pair of matching printed covers, the first bearing the ‡d, 1‡d & 2‡d values with 1 Sept., 1936 machine cancellation and the other franked with the 1d denomination with identical cancellation except that it is for 14 Sept. (2 covers). |
£100 |
| KGVI ISSUES |
|
442 |
|
1938 2d orange, an unmounted mint horizontal strip of five with sideways watermark, one with two foxed perfs., others fine. SG. Cat. £350. |
£70 |
|
443 |
|
FIRST DAY COVERS: 1940 Centenary (5, one with Stamp Centenary red c.d.s.'s & two with Red Cross c.d.s.'s), 1946 Victory (2), 1948 Olympics (3, all with "OLYMPIC GAMES WEMBLEY/GT BRIT" machine cancellations), 1950 4d light ultramarine definitive and 1951 Festival of Britain (2). Also matching pair of 1948 3rd Anniversary of Liberation of Channel Islands FDCs with Alderney and Sark c.d.s.'s respectively. Only one cover has a handwritten address. (15 covers). |
£150 |
|
444 |
|
1946 Victory issue. Seven different official FDC's, all with printed/type-written addresses. (7). |
£100 |
|
445 |
|
1951 (3 May) large plain env. with pencil address franked with pale colours ‡d to 2&Mac189;d and 2/6d to £1, all tied by "WESLEY STREET CAMBORNE/CORNWALL" c.d.s. of 3/5/51, the day of issue. Fine. Photo |
£160 |
|
446 |
|
1951 (3 May) illustrated FDC franked with pale colours ‡d to 2‡d and 2/6d green registered and used within Gosport. 1948 (26 April) plain RSW £1 FDC from Winersh to USA. 1948 1 Oct.) & £1 plain FDC from Guildford to USA. (3 covers). |
£120 |
|
447 |
|
1951 (3 May) Printed Festival of Britain FDC franked with 2/6d to £1 with central "BRAMLEY/GUILDFORD. SURREY" c.d.s. of 3/5/51, the first day of issue. Some small faults. Photo |
£200 |
|
448 |
|
FIRST DAY COVERS: Small group of covers comprising 1937 Coronation (5 different types, three with typed addresses), 1940 Stamp Centenary (2 different covers, one with typed address, one hand-written), 1946 Victory (2, one with typed address, one hand-written), 1946 Liberation of the Channel Islands, 1948 Olympics (typed address) & 1949 UPU (2, different designs, both with typed address). A useful group. (13). |
£100 |
|
449 |
|
FIRST DAY COVERS: Small group of covers inc. 1937 Coronation (official, type-written address), 1940 Stamp Centenary (4 different covers, all official, two with hand-written addresses), 1946 Victory (typed address), 1946 Channel Islands Liberation (2, both with printed addresses one with Alderney cancellation, 1948 Olympics (hand-written addresses) & 1949 UPU (2, both with hand-written addresses).A useful group. (11). |
£75 |
| QEII ISSUES |
|
450 |
|
TWO CARTONS containing an extensive mint (mainly unmounted) and used collection housed in binders, the vast bulk of it decimal material, predominantly commemoratives but also inc. some 'Greetings' stamps, decimal Machins, high values to £5 mint & £10 used, se-tenant coil strips, booklet panes, a few 'Prestige' and other booklets, the odd miniature sheet & a small qty. of F.D.Cs. Face value = £160.11. ## |
£150 |
|
451 |
|
CARTON containing an extensive collection of unmounted mint decimal commemorative, 'Greetings' & 'Occasions' stamps with each set (many being 'traffic lights' singles with a few 'traffic lights' pairs, strips and blocks of 6) and its associated PHQ cards stored together in individual paper bags or envs. which in turn are strapped together in years from 1981 to 2002. The year 1981 has cards only and for two issues only whilst for some 1982, '87 & '89 issues there are cards only. Face value of stamps alone is £266.06. (Qty.). ## |
£220 |
|
452 |
|
CARTON containing the extensive accumulation of Presentation Packs with a "Face" value in the region of £180. (Qty.). |
£150 |
|
453 |
|
SMALL CARTON containing a sparse KGVI mint collection, pre-decimal mint Wildings (inc.early phosphors) + a few commemoratives and an extensive mint (chiefly unmounted) accumulation of decimal Machins inc. se-tenant coil strips, the odd high value, decimal commemoratives inc. cylinder & 'traffic light' blocks of 6 and inter-panneau blocks of 4 or larger. Face value = £106.82. (Small Qty.). ## |
£90 |
|
454 |
|
SMALL BOX containing an album and a separate packet with a scattering of KEVII & KGVI mint stamps but main value in QEII unmiounted mint decimal commemoratives between 1971 and 2000 (many of them with 'traffic lights inc. some pairs) plus a few miniature sheets, covers & presentation packs and (duplicated) high values. Also a schoolboy type collection of used Commonwealth & foreign stamps plus one Hong Kong 'Prestige' booklet. Face value £58.97. (Small Qty.). ## |
£50 |
|
455 |
|
BINDER containing the extensive unmounted mint accumulation of decimal issues, largely in multiples of six, eight or ten. Total "Face" £472. (Qty.). ## |
£400 |
|
456 |
|
STOCKBOOK with the mint (much unmounted) 1936-71 pre-decimal definatives duplicated stock, inc. many multiples, regionals and high values. (Many 100's). |
£240 |
|
457 |
|
PRINTED ALBUM containing the mint collection of predominantly decimal period issues, the "Face" value of which is £194. (Many 100's). ## |
£150 |
|
458 |
|
ALBUM with the mostly mint collection inc. useful Wildings (with mint graphite-lined issues) and a fairly extensive range of decimal commems. Total "Face" value of the decimal issues is £73. (Few 100's). ## |
£100 |
|
459 |
|
ALBUM with the largely mint (all mounted) collection. The "Face" value of the decimal mint issues is £126. (Qty.). ## |
£100 |
|
460 |
|
STOCKBOOK with the mainly mint (much unmounted) accumulation of predecimal "Wilding" definatives and commemorative issues, plus some Machin values and used Crown Wmk high values in varying numbers. (Qty.). |
£80 |
|
461 |
|
UNMOUNTED MINT DECIMAL DEFINITIVES inc. se-tenant coil strips, cylinder blocks of 6 & 20, heavily duplicated booklets (nearly all complete) plus a few privately produced examples and a few high values & varieties. Also commemoratives in presentation packs or souvenir booklets & (much duplicated) miniature sheets. Face value £226.52. (Many 100's). ## |
£180 |
|
462 |
|
MINT MISCELLANY of decimal issues with a combined "Face" value of £89. (Small Qty.). ## |
£75 |
|
463 |
|
MISCELLANY of "Face" value, largely contained in prestige booklets & totalling some £96. (Small Qty.). ## |
£75 |
|
464 |
|
UNMOUNTED MINT DECIMAL MISCELLANY with much duplication comprising booklets having selling prices of £1.60 & £1.80 and all containing se-tenant combinations, miniature sheets, a few 'Prestige' booklets and five presentation packs. Face value = £70.99. (Small Qty.). ## |
£60 |
|
465 |
|
UNMOUNTED MINT DECIMAL MISCELLANY inc. commemoratives in singles, pairs, strips & blocks (inc. interpanneau, cylinder and 'traffic lights'), Machins in singles, blocks of up to 25 & cylinder blocks of 6 and a block of six of the £1.30 high value. Face value = £70.15. (Small Qty.). ## |
£60 |
|
466 |
|
MISCELLANY of decimal currency booklets & miniature sheets with a total "Face" value of £65.36. Some useful items noted inc. £1.90 Greetings booklet, "Smilers", etc. (Small Qty.). ## |
£60 |
|
467 |
|
PRE-DECIMAL WILDINGS FIRST DAY COVERS: Miscellany inc. 4d, 1/3d & 1/6d values on 2.11.53 registered airmail cover to Montreal, 9d, 10d & 11d denominations on 8.2.54 env. registered within London and SG.561-566 on 1957 Naphthadag experimental covers. Also Sept. 1955 Castles on four separate neatly hand-written registered covers from Bangor, Co. Down to West Virginia. (15 covers). |
£180 |
|
468 |
|
EARLY COMMEMORATIVES ON FIRST COVERS: Small group inc. 1953 Coronation cover registered from Forest Gate, London E.7 to Holland, 1957 Scout Jamboree (with Sutton Coldfield slogan cancellation) & Parliamentary Conference (with special Conference h.s.), 1963 Freedom from Hunger (both ordinary & phosphor) and Red Cross (phosphor). [11 covers]. |
£150 |
|
469 |
|
EARLY COMMEMORATIVE FIRST DAY COVERS: Selection of covers with typed or blank addresses inc. 1953 Coronation, 1957 Scout Jamboree (with special Sutton Coldfield slogan cancellation) & Parliamentary Conference (cancelled by special Conference c.d.s.) and 1962 National Productivity Year & 1963 Freedom from Hunger (both phosphor). [9 covers]. |
£150 |
| ** |
470 |
|
1955 Waterlow 2/6d to £1, 1963 Bradbury 2/6d to £1 and 1967 Bradbury 2/6d to £1. Fine mounted mint. |
£140 |
|
471 |
|
1957 PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE FIRST DAY COVERS both with neatly typed addresses and bearing the special Conference c.d.s. One cover is addressed to 'Albuquerque, N.M.' and bears a "SAINT LOUIS, MO/MISSENT" instructional mark, also on the front. (2 covers). |
£75 |
|
472 |
|
1966 Birds, an unmounted mint traffic light block of eight from the lower right of the sheet with bistre omitted. Fine. |
£120 |
|
473 |
|
1971-95 Small duplicated selection of decimal issues inc. a few presentation packs. Face value £115. ## |
£80 |
|
474 |
|
1979 (24 Oct) London 1980 miniature sheet with the 11‡p having the red omitted resulting in the postman having a yellow jacket, the 15p shows some red omitted on the roof of the house but the red is present in the 13p., used on GPO FDC within Chippenham. This cover was posted as part of a dispatch to works colleagues by the vendor. Photo |
£300 |
|
475 |
|
FIRST DAY COVERS: Eleven cover albums containing the extensive collection of decimal currency FDC's with commemoratives, definitives, booklet panes & miniature sheets all in evidence. A very clean lot of popular material. (500+). |
£300 |
|
476 |
|
FIRST DAY COVERS: Small group of covers with better cancellations inc. 1969 1/6d NATO FDC's with "NATO/HQ" & "NATO/SHAPE" commemorative postmarks, 1970 1/9d Astronomical Society with "SIR WILLIAM HERSCHEL" cancellation, 1971 Anniversaries FDC with British Legion 50th Anniv. "BRITISH FORCES 1182 POSTAL SERVICE" pictorial cancellation, 1972 BBC set on two covers (the three low values with special pictorial cancellation of a transmitting mast, the 9p on cover with pictorial "FLATHOLM ISLAND" cancellation, 1972 Churches set (2) on individual covers with each stamp cancelled at the village in question, 1973 Birthday of Joshua Reynolds FDC, 1974 UPU FDC with pictorial "Imperial Airways Flying Boat" cancellation, etc. A scarce group. (Approx. 40). |
£200 |
|
477 |
|
FIRST DAY COVERS: Selection of "better" covers comprising 1953 Coronation (typed address, special Windsor cancellation), 1957 Scouts (2, one unaddressed, the other with handwritten address), 1957 Parliamentary (hand-written address), 1958 Games (2, both type-written addresses), 1963 Red Cross (2, both type-written addresses), 1963 FFH (3, all type-written addresses), 1963 NPY (2, one with typed address & one unaddressed), 1964 Botanical (typed address), 1969 1/6d NATO with special "SHAPE" commemorative cancellation and a remarkable philatelic 1956 cover to the USA bearing 17 Wilding values to 1/6d plus the four Castles high values. A good lot. (16). |
£150 |
|
478 |
|
FIRST DAY COVERS: Binder containing 65 signed FDC's (many signed by nationally known figures) including Bernard Cribbins, Fred Dibnah, Sir Tom King, Sir Stanley Matthews, Patrick Moore, Beryl Reid, Peter Scott, Harry Secombe, Eric Sykes, Brian Trubshaw and Ernie Wise. (65). |
£150 |
|
479 |
|
FIRST DAY COVERS: Four binders containing the extensive collection of FDC's, 1966-2004 with a wide range of commemorative or special cancellations. Many useful covers noted. (Approx. 250). |
£150 |
|
480 |
|
FIRST DAY COVERS: Three binders containing some 62 "Silk" covers produced by Mercury & Co. of Bedford plus 18 numismatic covers (1989-2003). Clean & attractive lot. (80). |
£100 |
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