30th Aug, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Stamps, Postal History & Postcards
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Two Shoe Boxes holding a large amount of cards. Firstly mainly topographical with some foreign. Highlights include Worthing Pier Fire – 1931, 1st tram in Hobart, Tasmania, Fire At Chingford etc. The 2nd box contains a large amount of postcard sized prints of boats and ships. Some of these are postcards but most arent. Of those that are the Mauretania, Olympic and a ship launch of the Lady of Mann by Sankey at Barrow long with Heysham Harbour scenes and Barrow Street Scenes are amongst the better ones.
Sold for £200
Estimated at £300 - £400
Auction: Stamps, Postal History & Postcards, 30th Aug, 2023
The sale, along with many interesting intact collections and accumulations, features the philatelic estate of a British Commonwealth enthusiast with highlights being mint multiples from a major 'provenance' sale and his main collections of Canada and Gibraltar. The Postcards section includes excellent focused albums of local Yorkshire regions, Teesside, Stockton, Norton, etc, as well as colourful and unusual specialised collections on themes of Golf and Billiards.
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Tuesday 29 August 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am
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