Postal Auction September 2024 - 348

Bids to be received by Monday 30th of September 2024 1:00 PM

Lots (1283)

Lot 73
POSTAL HISTORY

1916-18 PRESENT LOCATION UNCERTAIN three WWI covers with three different handstamps in black or violet two to France, 1917 to Dorset with additional UNDELIVERABLE / A.B.P.O. / RETURN TO SENDER and AUSTRALIA violet single line h/s. Interesting trio.

Estimate £ 28.00
Lot 74
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1943 (10th July) Censor cover Fr. Levant to Djibouti bearing 1f strip of 4 tied POSTES AUX ARMEES / FFI 1943 cds's with Beyrouth censor, Deputy Chief Field censor h/s, C/M French h/s alongside, then French Sudan and Lebanon POST AUX ARMEES / FFI backstamps, alongwith 195 violet circle h/s. Sealed red censor tape.

Estimate £ 60.00
Lot 75
POSTAL HISTORY

1970-73 Chay Blyth's Solo non stop around the world East to West special illustrated cover carried on British Steel Yacht and signed, arrival mark of 6th Aug 1971, then further carried on 1973 round the world race with 3p tied special 8th Sept cancel for the Whitbread race. Only a few dozen known to have been carried on the dual trip.

Estimate £ 75.00
Lot 76
POSTAL HISTORY

Cover album with a wide range of prestamp to modern issues with strength in Italy flight covers from 1940s, Philippines 1940s Jap. Occup FDCs, Switzerland airmail combination, Austria and Switzerland earlies, India WW2 censor covers and airletters, Germany 1936 Zeppelin Olympic Flight cacheted cover, France 1937 Museum set on special page tied, 1949 Stamp Centenary maxi cards, 1936 Aviation combination special card for Aviation meeting Le Baule, 1953 Trieste Nato FDC, 1950 Tobacco FDC, ERP 1949 FDC, 1917 Torino 1st Flight cvr, Austria early covers / entires, Italy 1860s Int. Post form handstamped Specimen (many faults), approx. 60 items.

Estimate £ 225.00
Lot 77
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COVERS and cards, a worldwide group with some interesting including Malta 1970 Balloon flight, France two early stamp PPCs, Tonga 1938 & 1944 long covers, GB 1976 Bristol Morrismen h/s on Cultural Traditions cvr, 1908 The Dairymaids promotional PPC used, Egypt 1930 airmail front with photo of aviator? and 27m stamp in a border of airmail labels, France 1937 Wedding Day cover, 1906 German SWA PPC unstamped Fieldpostcard soldiers mail, 1933 West Country air service 3d label on F/F cvr, Alsace h/s cvr, 1972 Woodford Red Arrows multi signed cover, couple of IOM cards etc, very interesting group (c40).

Estimate £ 120.00
Lot 78
POSTAL HISTORY

Finland: Useful group of circa 1900 covers including printed envelopes, multi combination covers, registered to Helsinki etc noted Warde 1m20 combn, UUSIMAA PORVOOSSA ptd env from Borga, Helsingfors St. P.Burg 20p rate, Cvr Kaukjarvi 20p orange P/S envelope, Cvr Kristinestad / Kristina 40p combn, very mixed but intr group. (9).

Estimate £ 45.00
Lot 79
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Maritime: Australia PAQUEBOT Five postcard or cover 1903-34 with different PAQUEBOT cancels including 1903 FREMANTLE WA tied GB EDVII 1d red, 1905 Albany with similar franking, 1910 NSW 1d Adelaide, 1910 & 1934 one without adhs. Some mixed but useful group.

Estimate £ 25.00
Lot 80
POSTAL HISTORY

Maritime: CANADA Paquebot 1911-1960s group of postcards and covers incl from Halifax, Quebec, St John, Vancouver, etc (9).

Estimate £ 20.00
Lot 81
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Maritime: Ex RMS Letitia 1936 cover addr to Capt Swan OBE on HMR Calliope Newcastle Upon Tyne then redirected to Northumberland, bearing 1½d red-brown tied PAQUEBOT / POST AT SEA London cancel in black with BRITISH MAIL / POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS / EX / R.M.S "Letitia" in magenta circle.

Estimate £ 20.00
Lot 82
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Maritime: KNSM SS Cottica; 1934 Cover Portugal to British Guiana bearing 1.60e defin tied boxed violet K.N.S.M / S.S. COTTICA / 23 APR 1934 with Georgetown arrival cds alongside. Horizontal bend otherwise fine.

Estimate £ 25.00
Lot 83
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Maritime: S.S. ORONTES GV (undated) PPC on Montserrat bearing GB 1½d red-brown tied violet crowned ORIENT LINE OF ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS h/s. Sent from Barcelona. Very fine.

Estimate £ 10.00
Lot 84
POSTAL HISTORY

Postal History covers and cards - balance of large estate early to modern with useful single covers and variety of different countries including 1924 GB Cats novelty PPC with plastic eyes, Monaco postage due covers, Iran Postal stationery cards, France, Memel, Iraq, New Zealand, Algeria postage dues, odd censor etc, varied lot approx 65+.

Estimate £ 150.00

Lots (1283)