30th Oct, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Stamps, Postcards & Postal History
18
Great Britain
Specialised collection of 1840s imperf penny reds (32) on cover (25), written-up in an album, plate numbers from 41-104 including 'Masham Penny Post' cancels (plates 50 and 58), a cover with two strips of four (plates 67 and 72) though one severed to two pairs by filing fold, also a railway interest letter to Glasgow & Ayr Railway Company, plate 86 with check letter 'R' converted from 'P' (ref. Seymour), etc. Some of the stamps with four margins, many not, but well-researched throughout.
Sold for £200
Estimated at £50 - £70
Auction: Stamps, Postcards & Postal History, 30th Oct, 2024
Highlights of the October 30th Stamp Sale include a very extensive collection of Switzerland assembled over a lifetime by a former President of the Helvetia Society of Great Britain with focus on postal history beautifully written-up on album pages; a specialised collection of Ceylon with many of the key stamps including an excellent range of classics plus King George V key-plate high values, plus from the same estate a group of the Indian State of Jammu & Kashmir including a complete presentation album sent out in 1899 on behalf of the Maharajah. Also an extremely interesting large folio presentation volume of 19th Turkish revenue proof sets with ornate binding suggesting a possibly unique production for the Ottoman royal family.
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Tuesday 29th October 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am.
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