6th Jul, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Stamps, Postcards & Postal History
126
St. Helena
The excellent postal history section of the collection, beautifully presented and written-up for exhibit in two binders along with a third for postcards, the main volumes with at least 70 franked covers and cards, mostly QV to KGVI, with good commercial usages plus delightful philatelic frankings, highlights including the Boer War PoW section of ten items with cover from the Cape addressed to General Cronje, 1903 set to 1/- and other KEVII issues on registered covers, 1922-37 'badge' issues incl. 2/- single usage (cat. £300), 1½d 'cleft rock' on card to Belgium (cat. £1,000, not tied), ½d on cover with St. Lucia 1930 postage dues, 1935 silver jubilees including FDC set on QV penny post jubilee stationery pair, etc, etc. The postcards also strong, exhibiting subject of 'St. Helena past and present' with early photographic cards in good condition and further PoW-related cards. A much recommended viewing. This collector lived for a time on the island and her love of the remote Atlantic regions is also shown in her interesting thematic group of collections (Lots 182-184).
Sold for £2,000
Estimated at £750 - £1,000
Auction: Stamps, Postcards & Postal History, 6th Jul, 2022
261 lots including several exciting original collections fresh to the market. Highlights include a specialised collection of St. Helena stamps and postal history, and a very extensive and impressive holding of Russian postal history with a particular focus on the Post Offices Abroad. The latter collector’s interests also extended through the Baltics to excellent Scandinavian Locals, as well as around the Eastern Mediterranean from the Balkans to Palestine and Egypt.
Amongst the postcards offered in the sale are fantastic albums from a dedicated collector, of high-quality and comprehensively assembled, which include transport related cards of Leeds, Skipton, Lancaster, Teesside and Middlesbrough as well as excellent general Yorkshire cards.
Viewing
Tuesday 5 July 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am. Viewing is open to the public, there is no need to make an appointment.
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