6th Jul, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Stamps, Postcards & Postal History
165
British Commonwealth
Interesting box of vintage material, chiefly Canada and New Zealand in a couple of albums, plus envelopes and glassines, the latter with mint never hinged NZ 1900-07 issues incl. perf 11 6d rose with sheet margin watermark, 8d shades and 1/- orange in four shades/printings, Canada officials incl. O.H.M.S ovpt 7cts and 20cts inscription margin examples showing missing stop after "S", disturbed gum (SG.O168a, O171a, cat. £525), 20cts slate 'G' (O187), etc. Also noted 'smiling boy' set used, a handful of 1930s/40s FDCs NZ and GB, as well as nice sundry range incl. old philatelic colour chart booklet, a few descriptive pamphlets for New Zealand issues from 1935 on, bakelite 'philatector', etc. Please inspect.
Sold for £220
Estimated at £100 - £150
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.
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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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