19th Feb, 2025 10:30 GMT/BST
Stamps, Postcards & Postal History
98
Worldwide, mainly Vatican and Ireland
An ecelectic box with a complete-looking mint collection of Vatican City in two hingeless albums, varying gum/hingeing quality but fortunately MNH where it most counts incl. 1938 surcharges set MNH signed by Italian experts (SG.35/40), 1948 500L airmail MNH (SG.138), etc. A further hingeless album and stockbook of Ireland, the stockbook with a useful range of overprints and other earlier issues mint and used incl. 1927/28 wide date seahorses sets (SG.86/88 x3), two volumes of Netherlands FDCs, some Great Britain from 19th century onwards. Viewing advised.
Sold for £300
Estimated at £200 - £300
Auction: Stamps, Postcards & Postal History, 19th Feb, 2025
Highlights feature an intact estate of a specialist collector (Lots 18-31) with particularly impressive penny red 'stars' extensively plated, well-covered 19th century surface-printed issues including inverted watermarks, through to unusual 20th century errors and varieties. Also classic British high values in select condition from a separate estate, attractive British Commonwealth mint collections including George VI sets and varieties largely uncatalogued (Lot 72), 1935 Silver Jubilee complete mint never hinged (Lot 74), interesting postal history with written-up collections of Germany (Lot 60) and USA with much pre-stamp period (Lot 65), as well as many vintage and original mixed lots.
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Tuesday 18th February 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am.
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