Public Auction Altrincham September 2026 - 384

Bids to be received by Monday 28th of September 2026 2:00 PM

Lots (673)

Lot 301
Great Britain

1937 Souvenir printed airmail envelope from the USA with Lindbergh Airmail Society label 1927-37 in blue, and GB EDVIII defins tied by the autograph of Rev. Robert Anderson Jardine, the Vicar who married EDVIII & Wallis Simpson in Paris, who then went on a tour of USA with the Reverend and his wife signing these souvenir covers, quite scarce now!

Estimate £ 200.00
Lot 302
Great Britain

1937 Souvenir printed airmail envelope from the USA with Lindbergh Airmail Society label 1927-37 in bright pink, and GB EDVIII defins tied by the autograph of Rev. Robert Anderson Jardine, the Vicar who married EDVIII & Wallis Simpson in Paris, who then went on a tour of USA with the Reverend and his wife signing these souvenir covers, quite scarce now!

Estimate £ 200.00
Lot 303
Great Britain

1937-40 Meter Marks specifically for Edward 8th incl 12th Feb 1937 1½d N16 at Edinburgh, 1937 (18th Aug) 1937 London NW10 1½d N16, and 1940 London 1/3 U369. Scarce duo as machines would have changed to GVI in 1937. One from John Menzies, other monogrammed flap in blue. (3).

Estimate £ 25.00
Lot 304
Great Britain

1937-48 Mint collection on leaves including 1939-48 set of 6 to £1, 1951 Festival high values set, 1937 defins set. Fine.

Estimate £ 75.00
Lot 305
Great Britain

1937-54 ½d pale orange booklet pane of six with Cylinder 85 no dot, mint / unmounted mint, SG Spec. Q87.

Estimate £ 20.00
Lot 306
Great Britain

1940 Edward Duke of Windsor first visit to United States & 1941 Visit to Canada a superb collection of approx 42 printed covers to commemorate his first visit on 10th December 1940-41. During WWII the Duke was serving as the Governor of Bahamas and he travelled with the Duchess to Miami for her to receive dental treatment, hence the first visit as Duke to USA. Arranged with different USA stamps, a variety of cancellations and illustrated covers mainly unaddressed in two quality albums, good range of different stamps incl the 1941 Canada visit where the stamps produced were affixed to covers in combination with others incl Special Delivery issues. A most attractive lot, also some Tucks postcards of the Dukes house in France etc.

Estimate £ 160.00
Lot 307
Great Britain

1941 2½d light ultramarine mint block of 15 with stamp 7 showing extra pearl inside crown, and block of 9 with stamp 5 showing dot in E variety. Both fine. SG 489 var.

Estimate £ 20.00
Lot 308
Great Britain

1942-48 Two covers from Buckingham Palace or Windsor both monogrammed in violet or black 1942 regd oval for BUCKINGHAM PALACE, 1948 OHMS re-use label with manuscript from Windsor Castle, cancelled OFFICIAL / WINDSOR BERKS 1948 cds in red and re-sent from original letter addr to Sir Alan Lascelles, private secretary to GVI at Buckingham Palace.

Estimate £ 30.00
Lot 309
Great Britain

1945 (23 Oct) Typed letter to EDVIII HRH Duke of Windsor Paris declining his invitation to dinner as it was received too late by Lt. Col. W.H. Diggie, British Army Staff France. Original re-used envelope tied ARMY SIGNALS / BASP cds.

Estimate £ 25.00
Lot 310
Great Britain

1946 Peace 3d violet block of nine unmounted mint with centre stamp showing seven berries variety, SG 492a.

Estimate £ 10.00
Lot 311
Great Britain

1951 (3 May) Attractive plain long cover bearing lovely combination dated on first day of issue including Festival set 2, Low values colour change set of 5, 2/6 green Festival each with CLEWER GREEN WINDSOR cancels.

Estimate £ 35.00
Lot 312
Great Britain

1952-54 Two monogrammed Royal covers in violet GVR GVI Royal Cypher on mourning stationery of Queen Mary using GVI's Royal Cypher from Marlborough House, 1954 QEII 20mm violet double circle cypher used by Queen Mother Elizabeth to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada by with red OFFICIAL SWI OFFICE cds and crest of Queen Mother. Three later QEII cypher covers. (5).

Estimate £ 30.00

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