4th Mar, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
A diverse accumulation filling a carton, the four principal stockbooks holding an exciting range of booklet panes and plate blocks from KGV Downey head right through to volumes for pre-decimal Machin and commem cylinders, plus a little early decimal incl. high value plate blocks. Highlights include the plate block sections for KGV photogravure through Jubilee and over 40 different EdVIII incl. 1d A36 cyl. 14. Also noted 1939/48 and 1951 high value sets MNH (cat. £525), 1948 Silver Wedding £1 plate block MNH (cat. £200), better Wildings in packets or cards incl. 1958 graphite inverted wmk set MNH, 1960 phosphor wmk inverted set of ten MNH (cat. £340), the commems of course excellent with probably all the better phosphor sets in plate block MNH incl. 1963 Red Cross (cat. £370), as well as unusual large smear of the dark green ink in corner of 1964 Botanical 9d block, etc. The rest of the carton is the odds and ends in manila envelopes etc, from pre-stamp through line-engraved to early QEII, noted 1924/5 Wembley postal stationery group, a small box of booklets incl. Wildings, Wilding Castles sheets incl. £1, etc, etc. Catalogue will be at least several thousand pounds in the stockbooks alone.
Sold for £1,300
Estimated at £750 - £1,000
Auction: Stamps, Postcards & Postal History, 4th Mar, 2022
The Stamps, Postcards & Postal History Sales cover the full spectrum of philatelic collecting, and comprise world accumulations, single country or themed lots, single stamps and sets, and specialised collections that can include errors and varieties. British and overseas postal history memorabilia, from pre-stamp to modern times are included, too.
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