Lot
2066
Great Britain Registration Envelopes (1890-1950). A collection of 45 envelopes, most F and G size all neatly mounted and fully written up, a nice start to one of the most intresting areas of British postal stationery, Fine to Very Fine but mostly the later, worth inspection. Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $95
Lot
2067
Great Britain 1914-60 Postage Due Covers. Outstanding collection of some 350 covers, mostly pre-QEII, representing every imaginable circumstance which might warrant the use of postage due markings and adhesives, many with writeups and mounted on pages for exhibition and in albums arranged by date & reign; note one cover usage on the first date of issue, April 20, 1914, and other early usages; many incoming foreign frankings from a variety of exotic originating countries; underpayment penalties; illegal usages requiring penalties; forwarding penalties; etc., etc; also included are an additional 50 or so later QEII modern covers; some used examples off cover also present by issue; full appreciation of this remarkable accumulation will require close examination. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Realized: $3,750
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Great Britain 1914-94 Postage Due Collection. Extensive mostly mint collection including many varieties such as Trial Color, Specimens, margin positions, printing flaws, blocks, etc; many better items in the £25-£75 range, condition generally F-VF or VF, o.g., hinged or never hinged. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $900
Lot
2069
Great Britain England-India Flight Covers, 1929-33. 11 items, each cover well written up on display page, including 1927 London-Bombay via Cairo & Basra; mostly Imperial Airways flights, 1929 London-Karachi on special cover with handstamp cachet; London-Bombay, Calcutta-London, 1933 Karachi-Calcutta & Calcutta-Karachi; 1933 London-Rangoon, Rangoon-London; 1935 Bombay-Calcutta; most with special covers & flight cachets; condition generally F-VF, please inspect. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $300
Lot
2070
Great Britain 1936 KEVIII First Day Covers. Extensive accumulation of cacheted and uncacheted examples, including 38 of the 3 values issued September 1, 1936, and 20 of the 1d value issued September 14, 1936; a few on postcards of the King; also 20 covers franked with single values; variety of towns, some interesting foreign destinations; also including 21 Abdication covers franked with various KEVIII values postmarked either December 10 or 11, 1936; condition overall F-VF or better, a very few with minor flaws, please inspect for detailed evaluation. SG No. 457-460. Scott No. 230-233 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,500
Lot
2071
Great Britain KEVIII Covers 1936-39. 166 covers franked with KEVIII issues, wide range of usages, rates, postmarks, destinations, etc, many mounted on exhibition pages with explanation; note five covers with Field Post Office in Palestine during "1936 Uprising" plus other FPO's from Egypt, etc; two 1937 Army Post Office in China covers; 1939 Duchess of Windsor secretary letter on Royal stationery, letter on Prime Minister stationery regarding abdication, 21 paquebot and other ship covers from Middle East, the Americas, Asia, etc; EviiiR meters, incoming foreign with forwarding usages, postage due usages, Express usages, first flights and airmail usages, O.H. M.S. usages, some nice advertising covers, couple Esperanto items including written post card, nice cacheted Abdication cover, Lundy Air Services cover; and much more; please inspect. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $2,600
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Great Britain 1936 KEVIII Booklets & Panes. Extensive collection and accumulation, featuring 22 unexploded 2sh & 10 unexploded 3sh booklets, with various covers, and many panes, especially 15 1½p panes of 4 + 2 advertising labels; many mounted on exhibition pages with writeups, others in stockbook; condition generally VF for most booklets, exploded panes mixed hinged/never hinged; please inspect, o.g., hinged or never hinged. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,900
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Great Britain 1936-7 KEVIII Balance. Stockbook & dealer pages, range of position pieces, constant flaw varieties, printing anomalies, Morocco overprints, and much more, including QEII Castles 2nd de la Rue o.g., n.h. & o.g., lightly hinged; please inspect. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $400
Lot
2074
Great Britain Booklets, 1970's-1980's. Collection of 115 complete unexploded booklets, containing Machin design definitives, including 12 commemorative booklets and over 100 conventional booklets in various denominations; excellent condition, owner's Stanley Gibbons catalog value £750=$1200. Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $250
Lot
2075
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Greece Collection, 1896-1975. Neatly mounted on Scott Specialty pages, some used earlier and interesting showing of back-of-the-book material, generally F-VF, please inspect. Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $125