6th Jul, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Stamps, Postcards & Postal History
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Ships on Stamps
A stockbook of 100s of stamps along with a ten-part publication by E.W.Argyle, an encyclopaedic survey illustrating or citing virtually every worldwide stamp issued to 1970s that feature watercraft, everything from dug-outs to hydrofoils, with extensive historical information throughout. Part 1: Royal Navy; Part 2: passenger liners; Part 3: early sailing ships and canoes; Part 4: sailing ships; Part 5: local craft; Part 6: cross-channel, river and lake passenger ships; Part 7: cargo ships and tankers; Part 8: sail and paddle auxiliary vessels; Part 9: world navies; Part 10: US Navy, misc. and index. Extremely well put together with many b/w reproductions of the original images used by the stamp designers. Another stockbook of Spain is a bonus.
Sold for £30
Estimated at £30 - £40
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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