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1 Martello Philatelic Auctions Ltd Auction of Stamps, Postcards, Coins and Postal History, Fine selection of stamps, postal history and coins.we are members of the PTS (Philatelic Traders Society) so you can bid in confidence. Started Oct 30, pm GMT The Holiday Inn Ashford (Central) Canterbury Road Ashford Kent TN24 8QQ United Kingdom Lot Description 1 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH, various mint & U/M in album inc Bahamas, Tangier 1949 set, Morocco Agencies GV to QEII sets, Nauru set to 10/-, Norfolk Is, Pakistan 1947 set, Pitcairn Is, Nyasaland 1938 set with additional 5/- & 1945 & 1953 sets, Malawi sets, Canada sets, Ceylon sets, Gambia 1938, [more] 2 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH, binder with mint & used sets & sigles all identified. Inc Ceylon 1938 issues, Christmas Islands, Gibraltar, Niue inc Aitutaki & Penrhyn. New Zealand, British Antactic U/M sets, Brunei, Burma, North Borneo. Good range of St Vincent QV mint & used issues. Tonga, Trinidad, Gambia,...[more] 3 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH, album mostly mint & U/M GV to QEII issues inc Mauritius 1950, 1953 sets. Tangier sets, St Lucia set. Tristan Du Cunha 1952, 1954, 1960, 1961 & 1965 sets. Sudan 1936 Official set, 1950 & 1951 sets. Tonga, Trinidad 1938 set, Western Samoa, Singapore set, St Vincen...[more] 4 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH STAMPS, binder with mostly mint & U/M sets & singles all identified. Inc Nauru, Singapore both perf sets & 1962 set. Trinidad 1938 set & Postage sets mint & used, St Lucia 1936 & 1938 sets, Uganda, Nyasaland 1934, sets (less 5/-) 1945 set (2) & 1953, 1963 & [more] 5 Commonwealth stamp collection in spring-back album, mint and used, a good lot with many key stamps present, many 1935 Jubilee's, many early issues of Bahamas, Ceylon, St Lucia etc. Worth careful viewing. High Cat value. 6 Commonwealth stamp accumulation of Hong Kong, New Zealand and Canada on dealers stock pages, stated to Cat 4,500 in 2003.Hong Kong SG 129 $1 mint, SG 158 $2 mint SG 151 perf 14 mint etc. 7 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH STAMPS, selection on stockpages in binder inc some useful Malaya, North Borneo, Bermuda, New Zealand etc. The majority of items have been identified & catalogued but a large number have not. Condition mixed in parts! Cat [more] 8 AFRICA STAMP COLLECTION, album bulging with mint & used foreign African areas inc Belgian, French, Italian, Portuguese & Spanish colonies. Many useful & better stamps spotted, highlights inc Ethiopia g on 6g surcharge mint, Algeria, Angola mint & used 1951 Birds issue to 40a, Civic Arms sets m...[more] 9 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH STAMPS, George V mint collection on stockpages. A good range of countries & issues. Some duplication with a number of U/M stamps. Mostly fine condition. STC (100s)...[more] 10 Foreign accumulation of stamps mint and used, mixed condition, stated to Cat 5,700 in Commonwealth stamps accumulation on stock pages Aden to Kenya mint and used, ex dealers stock priced up and catalogued a few years ago 2,800. Some reasonable stamps noted, Ascension SG 20 3/-, Gold Coast 1d Silver Jubilee (extra flagstaff). Worth viewing probably has a current Cat Value in excess o...[more]

2 12 World stamp collection in 24 albums and stock books, a real good sort project for someone, also includes an amount of GB face and a Penny Black (damaged) Included CHINA 13 Commonwealth stamp accumulation on stock pages Malaya to Zambia mint and used, ex dealers stock priced up and catalogued a few years ago 2,500. Some reasonable stamps noted, Worth viewing probably has a current Cat Value of approaching 3, EUROPEAN STAMPS, U/M & used dealers stock sorted into sets in packets and envelopes. Countries inc Andorra, Belgium, Greece, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland etc. Many useful sets etc. Huge catalogue value! 1000s...[more] 15 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH STAMPS, collection in four albums & a stockbook. Inc 1935 Jubilee mint sets & a number of 1948 Silver Wedding mint issues in a special album. Also Hong Kong GV & GVI, Northern Rhodesia GVI 1938 used set, useful Australia, Gibraltar, Malta, Bahamas, Barbados, Sierra Leone etc. H...[more] 16 Mixed box lot of old-time stamp albums 100's of stamps, real genuine lot, obviously condition is mixed but a couple of Penny Blacks spotted, sure to reward careful viewing. Plus a box file with approx 30 GB presentation packs and some First Day Covers including scarce BLCS7 Pink Panther cover. 17 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH STAMPS, George VI assortment of mostly mint issues on stockpages. Inc Gibraltar & Fiji with perf variations, Gambia, Gold Coast, Hong Kong etc. Mostly good to fine condition! STC 830+ (100s)...[more] 18 BRITISH AFRICA STAMPS, large album with QV to early QEII mint & used issues. Many useful stamps spotted with strength in Egypt, Mauritius, Nigeria, Seychelles, South Africa etc. Condition mostly fine! (1000s)...[more] 19 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH STAMPS, mint & used collection in ten stockbooks & two albums. Omnibus sets inc 1946 Victory used, 1948 Wedding (low values) mint & used, 1953 Coronation used etc. Tristan Da Cunha 1954, 1960 sets used & 1961 set U/M etc. Also album of Hungary etc & empty album. Condition mostl...[more] 20 Commonwealth stamp collection in 9 albums, a good mixed lot, sure to be good value. 21 Commonwealth stamp collection mint and used in two albums, many complete sets, Bermuda, British Guiana to $3, Cayman, Dominica, Jamaica, Leeward, St Lucia etc. worth viewing. 22 SOUTH & SOUTH WEST AFRICA STAMPS, stockbook with duplicated mint & used issues inc pairs & blocks etc to 10/-. Unchecked & a huge catalogue potential! 100s...[more] 23 Commonwealth stamps on album pages priced to sell STAMPS Two small stock books with mainly Commonwealth issues including some reasonable Great Britain, 4 margin Penny Black, d Blues etc. 25 Commonwealth stamp collection mint and used, mainly GVI to QEII. some better sets noted. Tangier, Basutoland, Bechuanaland 1938 set m/m, Gambia 1953 defins m/m, Gold Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Nyasaland, Malawi, Sierra Leone. High Cat val 26 STAMPS.Small stock book of selected Commonwealth items. High Cat Val 27 Mixed World collection in 4 albums, 100's of stamps plus some covers, mixed condition but high Cat Val. includes some reasonable Great Britain and Australia.

3 28 World stamp accumulation in 3 albums plus some loose covers and stamps. Good genuine lot, including a Penny Black plus other useful stamps noted Silver Jubilee issues seen (including Hong Kong mint), China early issues etc. Worth viewing. 29 All World stamp collection in box, generally mixed lot but does include some better pickings, a quick glance noted a 1840 Penny Black and a mint /2d SG World stamp accumulation in albums, some better sets noted, worth a look through. 31 Commonwealth stamp collection of South Pacific countries mint and used, British Solomon Islands, Fiji, Gilbert and Ellice, Mauru, New Hebrides, Norfolk Islands, Pitcairn, Samoa, Tongo, Tuvalu. 32 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH STAMPS, binder with South Africa & Malaya mint & used issues. Also South West Arfica mint pairs etc. Many useful items spotted! (100s)...[more] 33 Commonwealth stamp collection of Northern Pacific issues mint and used, Burma, Hong Kong to $10, Singapore to $5, North Borneo, Brunei to $5, Sabah, Sarawak 34 Commonwealth mint and used stamp collection, Ceylon, Christmas Islands, Cocos, Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles. 35 MONACO & VATICAN STAMPS, mint & used selection in stockbook with some duplication and with useful items spotted. Has a large catalogue value potential. (100s)...[more] 36 STAMPS : Mainly Commonwealth accumulation in 12 albums plus pages. Worth a sort. 37 STAMPS: Commonwealth accumulation mint and used on stock pages, including many 1953 coronation stamps, condition mixed in places, but some better stamps noted. 38 Glory box of albums and loose stamps (100's) 39 Stamps: Album pages with Australia, New Zealand & Canada mint & used GVI & QEII issues. Inc used New Zealand fiscal stamps. STC [more] 40 STAMPS :BRITISH COMMONWEALTH, mint & used selection on album pages inc Papua, Gibraltar, Sierra Leone, a few 1949 UPU used sets etc. STC [more] 41 STAMPS : BRITISH COMMONWEALTH, various QEII mint & used sets on five album pages inc Fiji, Cayman Is, Barbados, Belize etc. STC [more] 42 Glory box of covers and stamps, plus the odd old approval book etc, a winter rummage project! 43 STAMPS : BRITISH COMMONWEALTH, various EDVII & GV used issues on stockpages inc Cyprus, Hong Kong, Ceylon etc. STC [more] 44 All World stamp collection in 5 folders plus some loose, some early issues noted, 100's of stamps 45 Mixed box of World stamps on and off paper in packets, a great rummage lot for someone

4 46 Genuine charity box lot of stamps, mainly Commonwealth issues including a tin with 100's mint and used stamps including many GVI issues. A really good box lot to sort through as well as a couple of old catalogues including a GB Kings specialised. Being sold with all proceeds and fees going to Pilgr...[more] 47 STAMPS : Large box of album pages Commonwealth and World issues (100's of stamps). Great winter project to sort through! 48 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH STAMPS, selection on small stockcards with GVI Bahrain issues to 5r, some minor varieties etc. Condition very mixed. 49 Stamps : Mixed World album plus 2 albums of Great Britain first day covers, some loose stamps including a part used 1935 Jubilee booklet. 50 Glory box of stock books and loose stamps 51 CHARITY glory box of stamps, mainly off paper. Massive potential Catalogue Value. (100's) being sold on behalf of the League of Friends on The Kent and Canterbury Hospital. Please dig deep. (no buyers or vendors commission on this lot) 52 Glory box of albums and loose stamps, All World. (100's) 53 Box with 100s of modern used postcards & two binders with Israel stamps. 54 Mixed rummage lot in old stamp albums plus some loose 55 WORLD STAMPS. Selection of mostly modern used Australia in stockbook & east European in album with Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland & Rumania etc. 100s...[more] 56 Small box containing a mixture of loose stamps and coins, 57 STAMPS : Mixed world accumulation in three stock books plus some USA new issues. 58 STAMPS : Unmounted mint Commonwealth on stock cards Malta SG and SG , Norfolk Islands SG 60-71, Southern Rhodesia 1965 independence set. 59 Mixed box of World stamps, plus a few covers 60 STAMPS : EUROPE, accumulation, mainly Germany, in two old Schaubek printed albums and number of approval books. Some useful used German Third Reich issues, mint Italian Colonies 1934 Air sets, France & Colonies, Asia etc. Some useful pickings, worth a careful inspection....[more] 61 STAMPS : Accumulation in binder, Great Britain, Commonwealth and World.(many 100's of stamps) 62 STAMPS : World collection in spring back album, good representation of countries (100's) 63 STAMPS : Commonwealth collection in spring back album GV to early QEII including many 1953 Coronation FDC's. 64 STAMPS : Mixed box of Commonwealth including a tub full of used GB mainly EDVII to GVI period. A great rummage lot for winter.

5 65 Stamps : Stock-book of unmounted mint Commonwealth including Australia, New Zealand, Ascension, Falklands etc. 66 STAMPS : MILITARY UNIFORMS, U/M sets inc Malta, Gibraltar, St Kitts etc (10 sets) 67 PERIODIC TABLE, well written up for display showing stamps and covers relating to minerals in the periodic table. Some better quality stamps noted. Approx 200 pages 68 STAMPS : Royalty collection of mainly mint issues from various Commonwealth countries including many stamp booklets, high face value. Also includes some GB face packs and booklets. 69 Royalty covers and stamps in album, noted to include Queen Mother prestige booklet, 1948 Wedding low values mint, a few Internet Stamps covers etc CORONATION, complete set of 202 U/M stamps on album pages, mostly fine & fresh. 71 STAMPS : SILVER WEDDING, selection of U/M on two stock pages inc Great Britain, Aden (2), Ascension, Bahrain, Bermuda, Muscat, Gold Coast, Johore, Kedah, Morocco Agencies, Nigeria (2), Nyasaland & St Kitts. SG cat [more] 72 STAMPS : SILVER WEDDING, sets complete U/M (except Bechuanaland, Grenada, Jamaica, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Montserrat, N.Rhodesia, St Lucia, St Vincent, Sierra Leone, Swaziland & Virgin Is). Housed in special album. Falkland Is are M/M. SG cat 1,971...[more] CORONATION, complete U/M set of 106 stamps on album pages. Condition fine & fresh!...[more] 74 Old German first edition book 1892 including many printed plates, fascinating item, slight damage to the spine. Title "Deutche Litterataurgefchichte" by Robert Koenig 75 Postal History and Stamps of South Africa by Eric Rosenthal and Eliezer Blum. Hardback book written in A great reference detailing postmarks, and how to spot faked stamps etc. 76 Postal History and Stamps of South Africa by Eric Rosenthal and Eliezer Blum. Hardback book written in A great reference detailing postmarks, and how to spot faked stamps etc. 77 COINS : 1951 Festival proof coin set to 5/-. Boxed in red case. 78 COINS : 1953 Coronation proof coin set to 5/- housed in red case and 1994 GB proof sets plus 1 note, coin, commemorative crowns, plus USA $1 in jewellery mount. 80 Album of old coins including 1797 Cartwheel 2d and 1d, worn silver coins plus some foreign. 81 Bag of old pennies 3d pieces etc, heavy lot. Plus 2 cased year sets of coins. 82 Collection of silver proof boxed coins, various values from 5p to 2. (10 silver coins and on silver medallion) 83 MEDALS, album with 23 various Un-asigned British medals from WWI & WWII. Some original & some reproductions. All with ribbons....[more]

6 84 South Africa /2 shillings enamelled silver coin. 85 Tin with cased 5 coins, crowns and other coins. Face value WWI Christmas tin in good condition. Sent out to all soldiers in the trenches Coronation silver tea spoon set each showing hall marks from a different assay office. 88 Hammered brass postage stamp box. 89 Stamp box, hammered brass covered wooden box with three compartments. 90 Licences, fascinating collection of various items including licenses for dog ownership, driving, trading, carriages, fishing, gun ownership, male servants!, 1747 birth certificate, Tobacco, Dungeness Lighthouse maintenance duty receipt (Copy) (70+ items) 91 A selection of Air Line tickets from 1960s & 70s inc BOAC, Malaysian Airways, South African Airways, Pacific Western, Scandinaian Airlines etc (30+) 92 MAPS, old coloured maps possible reproduction, including Kent, Africa, Japan, etc (7) Everest Expedition postcard with special label and handstamp. 94 POSTAL HISTORY : ANTIGUA, 1834 entire sent by packet and addressed Wells, Somerset. An interesting and historical correspondence talking about slaves and the Colonial legislation of 1st Aug It talks about the different clauses;.."we are required by law supply pay - lodging, medicine, medical...[more] 95 POSTAL HISTORY : FRANCE, selection of early entires and a few cards inc pre-stamp items from 1805 with various markings, Napoléon imperf & perf issues, Peace & Commerce issues on letters & cards. (32)...[more] 96 GERMANY, WWII, a small selection of Stalag prisnoner of war cards and letters addressed to England, all in good condition and with cachets & censor marking (11) 97 Large box of mixed world postal history, (100's) worth a sort through. 98 POSTAL HISTORY : NETHERLANDS, box with a selection of 45 covers inc. Airmail & Paquebot items etc. Also 100 old & modern picture postcards....[more] 99 POSTAL HISTORY : PANAMA, collection written up on pages inc Steamship letter to New York, airmail first flight items, postcards, censored airmail items etc. (31 items) 100 RAF, British Legion and other commemorative covers, many signed (87) 101 POSTAL HISTORY : SCOUTS, small selection of covers and cards with spaecial scouting cachets & labels (6)...[more] 102 Small box of postal history from South America including some useful airmail covers, censored mail etc. approx 235 items. 103 South African first day covers in 6 albums. approx 500 covers

7 104 Spain : Accumulation of postcards and covers plus a few stamps. Includes some hand made embroidered cards. (approx 50 items) 105 POSTAL HISTORY : World selection in box with some useful Commonwealth QEII covers, Argentina Antarctic items, WWII RAF Censor airmail letter cards etc (100s) 106 Postal History : World selection of covers & cards inc. GB, Commonwealth, Scandinavia, Swiss, Germany, Irish postage due covers etc. Worth a careful inspection! 100s...[more] 107 Postal History : World selection of covers, postcards, postal stationery etc. Inc Nigeria, South & South West Africa, Antarctica covers, Airmail inc 1937 Dutch Indies Tarakan to Soerbaja flight etc. (100s)...[more] 108 WWI and WWII covers with censor marks etc plus some Western Australia covers (10) 109 WWII Christmas pictorial airgraphs (4) and 1944 'Christmas Greeting Air Mail Letter' with FPO cancellation (5) 110 Airmail Cover : AUSTRALIA, 1971 Shelia Scott World flight via the North Pole. Cover carried & signed by Sheila Scott on her third world flight. She became the first person to fly over the true North Pole in a light aircraft....[more] 111 Stamps : Collection of world airmails & first flights in six cover albums & loose. Strength in Columbia commercial 1930s-40s mail also El Salvador & Guatemala. European first flights, Canadian, USA, Swiss etc. Also a few Zeppelin flown covers etc. A large number written up on album pages. (270)...[more] 112 CONCORDE, th Dec, special illustrated cover flown on the Maiden flight of Concorde 01 from Filton to Fairford. Scarce! 113 FRANCE, selection of airmail covers & cards inc balloon flights, parachute mail, first flights etc (27) 114 GERMANY AIRMAIL, 1923 cover flown from Munich to Konstanz via Nurnberg. Franked with various issues front & back inc Air set of 12 etc (fine used stamps cat 300)....[more] 115 GERMANY AIRMAIL, 1948 first Pan American service from Frankfurt via London to Brazil. Has a special violet flight cachet. A long cover with a vertical fold! Scarce! 116 GERMANY AIRMAIL, a small collection of Lufthansa flown covers fom 1961 & 62. Inc different illustrated covers of legs on the inaugural Frankfurt to Johanesburg, South Africa service and return. (38)...[more] 117 GREAT BRITAIN AIRMAIL, 1911 Aerial Post green card dated 9th September 1911 No GREAT BRITAIN AIRMAIL Cover, 1911 Aerial Post red card dated 9th September 1911 No GREAT BRITAIN AIRMAIL COVER, 1911 Aerial Post red/brown card dated 9th September 1911 No 4, Scarce advertising card Hedges and Butler. 120 GREAT BRITAIN AIRMAIL COVER, 1911 Aerial Postcard 9th Sept First flight London to Windsor. 121 GREAT BRITAIN STAMPS, nd Oct General Strike flight. An airmail service was introduced to maintain a postal facility between London, Birmingham, Bristol, Newcastle & Glasgow. The extra charge for letters was 2/- per ounce. Envelope handed in at London King Edward Street Post Office and flown o...[more]

8 122 GREAT BRITAIN AIRMAIL COVER, 1919 Cologne to Hawkinge, Folkestone 18th Aug. Envelope with 'Field Post Office H.6' (H.Q. of 6th Army Group), endorsed "By Air Mail" and censored. Fine & rare!...[more] 123 GREAT BRITAIN, 1933 Provincial Airways. Superb written up collection on album pages with eleven flown covers inc double flown item. Contains printers proof in black on white un-glazed card of special 3d vignette, set of 15 impressions on five different coloured papers in black, brown & blue. Also co...[more] 124 GREAT BRITAIN AIRMAIL COVER, 1933 Registered envelope franked with four GV stamps inc 2/6d Seahorse (1/2 oz rate). Flown by Air France service to South America. Fine item! 125 GREAT BRITAIN AIRMAIL COVER, 1936 first direct Imperial Airways flight to Hong Kong. Postcard with part GV booklet pane flown on service. Fine example! 126 GREAT BRITAIN, an accumulation of internal & external flight covers ranging from 1930s to 2000s with Imperial Airways, Highland Airways, Railway Air Services, Concorde, balloon flights, Biggin Hill commemorative covers etc (130+)...[more] 127 GREAT BRITAIN AIRMAIL COVER, Capt Smye 1927 up-rated 1/2d GV postal stationery envelope addressed to Buenos Aires. Attempted part airmail from Touloise to Dakar. Rejected for insufficient postage. The official GB acceptance service did not start until August GREAT BRITAIN AIRMAIL COVERS, collection on album pages of the Aug Railway Air Service first mail contract. Contains mostly illustrated covers flown on different legs of the service. Because of weather conditions, a number of the different legs of the service were forwarded by sea, rail or r...[more] 129 GREAT BRITAIN, Railway Air Services, a selection of three different 1930s timetables inc 1938 sixteen page General timetable. Fine condition! (3) 130 GREAT BRITAIN AIRMAIL COVER, Registered envelope (reduced slightly on two sides), franked with four GV values inc 5/- & 10/- Seahorse 1934 issues. Flown byair FranceSouth Atlantic 100th Air service to Buenos Aires....[more] 131 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS, accumulation of commercial Imperial Airways flown covers from Asia & Africa routes. Acceptances from GB, India, Palestine, South Africa, New Zealand, Iraq, Egypt, Ceylon, France, K.U.T. etc (110) 132 IMPERIAL AIRWAYSAIRMAIL COVERS, WWII horseshoe route, accumulation of commercial covers from India, Egypt, Palestine, Turkey, Ceylon, India, K.U.T., South Afica etc., all flown on service. Most covers with censor tape & cachets. (64)...[more] 133 INDIA AIRMAIL COVER, 1926 Sir Alan Cobham return Australia to England flight. Envelope from Akyab, India flown by Cobham and but not posted on arrival until the 15th October when a 3d Postage Due was added. Signed by Cobham. Rare item! 134 INDIA AIRMAIL COVERS, selection of mostly first flight covers from 1930s to 1970s inc flights by Tata, Air-India, Concorde, Pan American Airways, Lufthansa etc. Also six censored WWII commercial Imperial Airways flown covers. (35) 135 STAMPS: Mostly Commonwealth selection of covers, postcards, postal stationery, airmails etc. Many useful items & the majority pre QEII (100s)...[more] 136 STAMPS : NETHERLANDS INDIES COVERS, 1930s & 1940s accumulation of K.L.M. Asia services from Netherlands Indies to Europe. Mostly commercial flown covers but a few first flights. A few acceptances from Philippines (censored at Singapore 1939), Iran, Egypt, Australia etc. (184)...[more]

9 137 STAMPS : NEW ZEALAND AIRMAIL COVERS, selection of 1937 & 1940 Pan American flown covers from Aukland to San Francisco & Samoa. All with flight cachets (4)...[more] 138 STAMPS : NORTH ATLANTIC P.A.A. SERVICE, an accumulation of mostly WWII commercial flown mail. Many covers with censor tape & cachets with acceptances from GB, USA, Mexico, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Brazil, Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium, France, Turkey, Venezuela etc. (74)...[more] 139 STAMPS : SOUTH AMERICA AIRMAIL COVERS, accumulation of mostly 1930s & 40s commercial flown covers with acceptances from Argentina, Colombia, Panama, Cuba, Costa Rica, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Haiti etc. (89)...[more] 140 World selection of airmail & first flight covers loose or written up on pages all in a box! Incl. a number of US WWII Army Postal Service covers with APO numbers identified, Australian first flights, Swiss airmail etc. A number of useful items! (118 covers)...[more] 141 STAMPS : WORLD AIRMAIL COVERS, small box with various commercial airmail covers and some first flights. Mostly 1930s & 40s with censor mail etc. Useful French colonies, South American, Dutch Indies etc. Also helicopter mail. Worth a careful inspection! (270)...[more] 142 STAMPS : CRASH COVER: th February, an Air France aircraft was taking off at Marseille in thick fog for Ajaccio, Corcica. It was blown off course and crashed into a breakwater. The aircraft caught fire and sank. Two crew & five passengers perished. Envelope with GB franking recovered an a speci...[more] 143 STAMPS :CRASH COVER : th September, a British Airways plane left London for Istambul. Another aircraft, a DC 9 signaled it was having technical trouble & had to change direction. Owing to an error in altitude the two planes collided at 10,000 metres and crashed in a field close to Zagreb, Cro...[more] 144 ZEPPELIN : Rare colour tourism advertising counter board entitled "In 2 Days to North America!" & depicting Hindenburg in flight over the Empire State building, New York. Rear support flap intact & not used (220 x 308 mm)...[more] 145 AIRSHIPS : GREAT BRITAIN, nine rare photographic postcards on the British ill-fated Airship R101. Includes three cards of Karachi Mooring Tower & Airship base under construction, card depicting Airship crew, another of crash wreckage & four cards of the R101 victims funeral at Cardington (9)...[more] 146 Graf Zeppelin colour advertising leaflet in scarce English text, entitled "To South America in 3 Days. Regular Zeppelin Service for passengers, mail and cargo". (445 x 228 mm unfolded) Superb condition! 147 ZEPPELIN : 1937 Hindenburg colour advertising leaflet in rare English text listing flight times and depicting views of the interior, entitled "Add a new thrilling experience to your holiday - Return by the airship "Hindenburg to New York!", (296 x 210 mm unfolded). Superb condition! 148 TELEGRAMM, unused 1930s German colour telegram depicting Graf Zeppelin & Lufthansa flying-boat, entitled "Deutsche Reichspost" (210 x 296 mm folded). Fine condition! 149 "Free Air Raid Insurance". Rare Zeppelin shaped application form (2) for free Air Raid Insurance, issued by The Evening News with one endorssed "ditributed in street on day of air raid, Deptford Sept 8th 1915" (200 x 50mm folded). Both in superb condition & very rare! (2) 150 Advertising brouchure for the Frankfurt Graf Zeppelin hanger and airfield. Depicting various photos of Graf Zeppelin and map of area and methods of public transport to reach it. Entitled "Kommt zum Luftschiff". (186 x 246 mm) Fine condition! 151 "30 Jahre, Zeppelin Luftschiffahrt". Special 40 page booklet published in late 1930 celebrating the 30 years of Zeppelin flights. Printed in German and gives a detailed history of the Zeppelins starting with the first flight of LZ 1 in At the back it gives a full flight itinerary of the [more]

10 152 WWI rare British recruting leaflet entitled "A Zeppelin Scare. Is it more manly to fight the enemy than to watch him. Which will you be?... Enlist at the City Hall". 153 British Red Cross small envelope containing a small piece of wire (26mm) from the first Zeppelin brought down at Cuffley, Herts., Sept 3rd 1916, to raise funds for the wounded at the front. The cost was 1/ ZEPPELIN : 1936 Hindenburg advertising leaflet for flights to New York and return. In German text. Superb condition! (296x210 mm unfolded) 155 ZEPPELIN : Hindenburg Passenger list for the 4th North America return flight; rd July. Superb condition giving a full list of passengers together with key flight staff inc Commander E Lehmann, Capt M Pruss & Capt A Sammt...[more] 156 Wine Menu. Superb condition Graf Zeppelin onboard flight wine menu. Rare item! (Ex Kirch collection) 157 Zeppelin Mail Drop Sack and Streamer. Probably pre WWI and used to drop mail from Zeppelins. A very rare item and in fantastic condition! 157A R Memorial card for the officers, crew and passengers of the British Airship R.101 which crashed in France on 5th Oct 1930 with the loss of 48 lives. It lists all those that perished in the flight. 157B Zeppelin Raids. Leaflet distributed after the raid on Sept 8th 1915 over South East London; "How to insure your life and homefree." By subscribing to local newspapers "The STar" and "The Daily News" your life and home were insured against Zepplein and bomb damage (286x220 mm) unfolded. Rare item! st Oct, Graf Zeppelin Bavaria flight (S 38e). Card posted on board flight and dropped at Munich. Has red board post flight cachet Graf Zeppelin Second Atlantic Crossing (S 26A). Postcard with 2 RM Zeppelin stamp with a red delayed flight cachet & flight cachet. Card is signed by Captain Hans von Schiller who was part of the crew on the flight Graf Zeppelin Europe Pan-America flight (S 57F). Card franked with 4 RM Sudamerikafahrt Zeppelin stamp, flown by Graf Zeppelin via South America to Lakehurst, USA. SG cats stamp Graf Zeppelin Pan America flight (S 57N). Cover franked with two 2 RM & a 4 RM Sudamerikafahrt Zeppelin stamps. Flown from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst, USA. SG cat stamps Graf Zeppelin Pan America flight (S 57P). Cover franked with two 2 RM (wmk sideways) & two 4 RM Sudamerikafahrt overprinted Zeppelin stamps & flown on a round flight from Friedrichshafen. Stamps cat 2150 (a 4 RM stamp has corner damage) Graf Zeppelin Chicago flight (S 238Baa). Envelope franked with 2 RM Chicagofahrt Zeppelin stamp (SG cat 300) and two other issues, flown by Graf Zeppelin from Germany to Miami. Fine! 164 A selection of Graf Zeppelin, Hindenburg & Graf Zeppelin II flown covers & cards. Inc acceptances from Great Britain, Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Hungary, Netherlands, Switzerland, USA as well as Germany (22) 165 ZEPPELIN : GREAT BRITAIN, th South America flight. Envelope franked with 10d GV stamp, flown from London to Friedrichshafen via Berlin and by Graf Zeppelin to Brazil. Fine! 166 GREAT BRITAIN, 1932 Graf Zeppelin 2nd South America flight. Registered envelope franked with three GV stamps inc 2/6d seahorse. Flown from London to Friedrichshafen via Berlin and by Graf Zeppelin to Brazil. Has special flight cachets.

11 167 GREAT BRITAIN, 1932 Graf Zeppelin 4th South America flight. Envelope franked with block of four GV 1/-. Flown to Friedrichshafen via Berlin & by Graf Zeppelin to Brazil. With flight cachets. 168 GREAT BRITAIN, 1933 Graf Zeppelin second South America flight. Envelope franked with three GV stamps flown via Berlin to Friedrichshafen and by Graf Zeppelin to Brazil. Has red & green flight cachets. 169 GREAT BRITAIN, 1934 Graf Zeppelin 2nd South America flight. Envelope franked with four perfin GV stamps, flown from London to Friedrichshafen via Stuttgart and by Graf Zeppelin to Brazil. 170 NETHERLANDS, 1933 Graf Zeppelin 5th South America flight. Attractive Dutch franking on a registered envelope, flown via Berlin to Friedrichshafen & by Graf Zeppelin to Brazil. Fine item! 171 GREAT BRITAIN, R.100 Airship. Letter from Mrs Williams and addressed to herself. She was a pioneer airmail collector who asked pilots to carry a letter for her. Envelope flown by Airship R.100 from Howden, West Yorks to Cardington on 16th December 1929, a journey of 130 miles. Signed by J. Watson, t...[more] 172 NAVAL related selection of postcards including warships, submarines, wrecks, sea planes etc. A very interesting lot (36 cards) 173 Old time album of postcards, mainly greetings (approx 350 cards ) 174 POSTCARDS : Collection of early street scenes from various towns noted to include, Dorking, Dunstable, Luton, Mold, Hailsham, Folkestone etc. plus a few other cards including a fox hunting scene, football team etc (44) 175 Rare set of B.O.A.C. unused official promotional postcards depicting Speedbird service aircraft 'Hythe', 'Plymouth', 'York' & 'Halton'. (4) 176 POLICE, 1902 postcard showing the Police Station for Nothr Bersted West Sussex. The Policeman featured is PC Dubbins. Scarce card 177 ASHFORD KENT, early postcards including scarce Railway related cards. Plus a couple of cards featuring a crowded High Street when the Canadian Mounties visited. Indoor market showing the Post Office and a Kentish Express stand. (8) 178 Transport postcards including buses, airships, trains etc 179 Dorset Postcards, street and harbour scenes mainly (approx 60) 180 Box of general postcards various topics and themes 181 CARS, three original postcards depicting early motor cars (3) 182 Small tub of postcards mainly early 1900's, with a few more modern, including many Kent cards (approx 100 cards) 's three art deco style original postcards featuring stylish ladies. 184 Two old time postcard albums with various topics, worth a look 200+ cards 185 Old album with mainly Players Cigarette cards, including 1928 Football, Horse racing etc. not stuck in.

12 186 Classical music related signed covers, Yehudi Menuhin, Charles Groves and Vernon Handley (3) 187 Collection of mostly Royal Navy covers, mostly signed inc a Thomas Gould VC etc. Also inc a few Benham signed covers. (118) 188 German President Dr H Lubke 1966, 1967 & 1968 tours with signed photos (11) and first flight covers mostly signed by pilot (35), also signed photos of West German Chancellor Kurt Kiesinger (3) & West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard (1). Fine lot! (56 items) 189 President Mubarak. A signed colour photo with a headed letter from the Egyptian Public Relations Dept confirming the request of a signed photo of Mubarak. Also with an official envelope. 190 RAF Joint Services signed covers in two albums, some better signatures noted, fascinating collection of covers, including Tibbets on B29 cover, Roland Beamont, Home, etc. 191 Tony Soper and David Bellamy signed first day covers (2) 192 STAMPS 1931 French issues overprinted 'Andorre'. Complete set of 23 M/M, SG F1-F23. Cat STAMPS : Small accumulation of French and Spanish issues used in Andorra, mint and used plus some covers. 194 SPANISH POST OFFICES, 1972 Europa issue used on an illustrated FDC. SG 67, cat 225 used. 195 STAMPS ASCENSION : Collection mint and used in two albums Noted to include 1934 set to 5/-, 1935 Jubilee m/m, 1938 definitives f/u, 1948 Wedding 1 m/m, 1956 definitives m/m etc Cat STAMPS AUSTRALIA : d Roo in mint Harrison imprint block of eight (BW 21(3)z, cat $900), SG 73. Fine item, but with heavy gum tone! 197 STAMPS AUSTRALIA : George VI fine M/M set of 14 to 1, SG Cat STAMPS : Antarctic Territory collection mint and used 1957 to 1998 in includes Ross dependencies. 199 STAMPS AUSTRALIA : Collection 1914 to 1986 mint and used, 1937 defin set to 1 used, 1940 Imperial Force set used, etc 200 STAMPS AUSTRALIA : Mint and used ex dealers stock in album. 201 STAMPS AUSTRALIA : Small selection of GVI U/M issues on stockpage inc /- to 1 high values on normal paper & 1948 set to 2 etc. Cat [more] 202 STAMPS AUSTRIA : Ex dealers stock including many early issues mint and used, PTS in-excess of STAMPS AUSTRIA : 1860s-1958 mint & used collection in printed album incl k & 10k mint, 1922 Air set used, 1936 Inventors set mint, 1937 Doctors set mint, 1947 Air set used, 1954 Health set used etc. (100s)...[more] 204 STAMPS AUSTRIA : AIR set of birds U/M (3s with gum missing from corner), SG Cat STAMPS BAHAMAS : 1938 GVI 5/- M/M with usual gum tone, SG 156. Cat 170

13 206 STAMPS BELGIUM : Ex dealers stock of mint and used issues, good representation including some more expensive stamps PTS inexcess of STAMPS BERMUDA : QV to QEII mint & some U/M collection on stock pages. Inc QV values to 1/-, Dry Dock issues, GV 2/- (crease), issues, 1936 set, set, key types to 1 with shades & perfs (all identified, but a few incorrectly). Condition mostly good to fine....[more] 209 STAMPS BOSNIA : 1907 small cover franked with 50 Heller imperf SG 198C, tied by 22nd Jan 1907 K und K Milit Post Sarajevo cancel. Registered label, addressed to Turkey. 210 STAMPS BRITISH ANTARCTIC : Collection mint, 1963 set to 1 plus SG15a, plus overprinted decimal currency set, appears to be complete collection. 211 STAMPS BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN : Collection unmounted mint 1968 to 2001 appears to be complete. 212 STAMPS : Somalia 1950 BA complete set on airmail cover to Kenya dated 9th March Used set Cat STAMPS CANADA : selection of eleven uncut press sheets of souvenir miniature sheets. Inc 1996 Vehicles, 1997 Birds & Year of the Ox, 2009 Year of Astronomy, 2010 Insects etc. High cat value in Unitrade. ($1000+)...[more] 214 STAMPS CANADA : Mint and used collection 1882 to defin set used to $1, 1930 defin set used to $1, Air stamps mint and used etc. 215 STAMPS CEYLON, a small selection of flown covers inc 1952 BOAC Comet flights, 1950 Air Ceylon cover to Australia, Quatas 1953 flown cover to London etc. (10) 216 STAMPS CEYLON : GV & GVI used selection on stockpage inc 1935 set to 1r & set to 5r. STC [more] 217 STAMPS CHINA : 1980 Flowers minisheet mounted in the margin, SG MS3002 Cat STAMPS CHINA : 1978 Galloping Horses minisheet, SG MS2781 Cat 700 (mounted in the margin ) 219 STAMPS CHINA : Collection in stock book, many early issues including dragon issues. A good representation of mint modern issues (100's) 220 STAMPS CHINA : Fantastic genuine collection of China mint and used from Imperial through to modern. Looks to include many better sets from the 1970's to early 80's, minisheets noted plus booklets. 17 albums plus first day covers, cards, year books etc. Even some plates and other collectibles. Worth...[more] 221 STAMPS COOK ISLANDS : Accumulation of used issues on double sided stock page, including some better early issues to 1/-. (High Cat Val.) 222 STAMPS CYPRUS : QV to QEII mint and used stock in four stock albums. Includes a good range of QV issues Die I and 2 mint & used, 1902 issue to 4p used, 1904 issue to 18p used, a good range of mint & used GV inc 1928 British Rule issue to 9p mint, 1935 Jubilee, GVI mint & used, QEII issues are duplic...[more] 223 STAMPS CZECHOSLOVAKIA : Ex dealers stock priced up on stock pages mint and used including mini-sheets etc. 224 STAMPS ESTONIA : Small accumulation of pre 1937 mint and used on stock pages, plus some covers and cards.

14 225 STAMPS FALKLANDS : Collection in two albums 1935 to 1991 mint and used Jubilee set f/u, 1938 defin set m/m, 1948 Wedding 1 f/u, 1952 defin set m/m, 1960 birds set m/m, etc. Cat STAMPS : Falkland Islands Dependancies mounted mint collection 1944 to STAMPS FIJI : collection on stock pages in padded album, mixture of mint and used issues. Many early issues including the overprinted issues of QV issues to 5/-, Edward VII values to 5/-, GV values to 1. Generally mixed condition but high Cat Value. 228 France Stamps: SG c pale rose mounted mint Cat STAMPS FRANCE : 1876 Peace Commerce 5fr SG 277. Mounted mint Cat STAMPS FRANCE : 1917 War Orphan's Fund mounted mint, SG376 Cat STAMPS FRANCE : fr "Exposition Le Havre 1929 Philatelique over print, lightly mounted mint, Cat 1, STAMPS FRANCE : AIR stamps, double sided stock page with mint & used inc f used, f mint, f mint also Legion Air issues mint. High cat! (20)...[more] 233 STAMPS FRANCE : Collection in printed album & stockbook. Mint & used issues from 1935 to 1960s inc f S.America flight used, 1938 Ader 50f used, 1943, 1946, & Relief Fund sets etc. Red Cross booklets etc. Condition mostly fine. Stated to cat [more] 234 STAMPS FRANCE : Ex dealers stock of mint and used including some better stamps and booklets. I great start for somebody. very high priced to sell value. Viewing recommended. 235 STAMPS : French Antarctic mint and used ex-dealers stock high Cat value, priced to sell at approx STAMPS FRANCE : ex dealers stock mint and used, high Cat Val. Some useful stamps and sets noted. Priced to sell in excess of STAMPS GERMANY : Small used selection on album pages inc 1933 Opening of Reichstag set & téte-béche pairs, Hindenburg definitive set and 1933 Wagner's Operas set. Condition mostly fine. SG cat [more] 238 STAMPS GERMANY : Fine used collection on printed album pages inc Baden 1949 Freiburg Fund set, Rhineland-Palatinate 1948 set, 1948 Explosion Fund, "PF" omitted set, 1949 Goethe set. Wurttemerg 1948 set, "PF" omitted set. Condition mostly fine! Cat STAMPS GERMANY : BADEN, lightly M/M set of ten with "PF" omitted, SG FB Cat STAMPS GERMANY : 1950 German Philatelic Exhibition (DEBRIA), U/M imperf miniature sheet, SG MSE29a. Cat STAMPS EAST GERMANY : 1951 Friendship with China, lightly M/M set of three, SG E Cat STAMPS EAST GERMANY : th Death Anniv of Karl Marx, fine used pair of imperf miniature sheets, SG MS111c. Cat 375

15 243 STAMPS SAAR : 1920 to 1959 mostly mint collection on printed album pages inc m normal & surcharged issue,1922 issue to 5f, 1926 & 27 Welfare sets, part 1929, 1930 & 1931 Charity sets, 1948 Flood Relief set & Air, 1950 Red Cross, Council of Europe with Air & National Relief Fund set Nati...[more] 244 STAMPS SAAR : 1920 Germania issue & high value. A specialist study on overprint variations & errors, also shades etc. Mint, U/M & used and all identfied via Michel specialised cactalogue. Cat [more] 245 STAMPS SAAR : definitive set of 17, U/M, SG Cat STAMPS GIBRALTAR : Collection in boxed album 1886 to 1993 mint and used, including 1931 Rock of Gibraltar sets, 1935 Silver Jubilee set used, 1938 mint definitive set to 1, 1848 Wedding 1 etc. 247 STAMPS GIBRALTAR : Collection mainly mint issues through to 2011, sets and mini-sheets etc. Plus some early GV issues to 2/ STAMPS GIBRALTAR : QEII definative set to 1, lightly M/M, SG Cat STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : dealer accumulation of mainly used on stock pages, stated to Cat 12,000 disregarding damaged stamps. Some reasonable Seahorse issues noted plus mint penny plate 188, mint 1924 Wembley's, 1948 RSW etc. 250 STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : Collection of Year Books from No. 1 to No. 24 with an additional No. 7. Retail value of these is 840. (Heavy lot) 251 STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : QV to Edward VII fine used collection all with CDS cancels values to 5/-, various identified shades. Worth careful viewing. High Cat Val. 252 STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : Penny Red collection. A well written up collection of Penny Stars, plus stock books and albums of other penny reds, bantams and 1 1/2d issues. Better individual items included. Worth viewing (100's) 253 STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : Accumulation of mint issues, prestige booklets and other booklets high face value 254 STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : Postage and presentation packs plus a few prestige booklets, reasonable total face value for someone. 255 STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : Accumulation five albums and a stock-book. QV to QEII noted to include, some reasonable surface printed issues, plus a reasonable amount of face. 256 STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : QV - QEII selection on stockcards. Inc mint QV Id reds, EDVII 10/- used, GV 2/6d lightly M/M Seahorse, QEII 9p Machine vertical imperf pair U/M etc. Also used bundles of QV & GV stamps....[more] 257 STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : Year books and packs plus many mint and used Machins on stock cards (100's) housed in 2 plastic boxes. 258 STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : Five old approval books mainly with QV line engraved, including Penny Black, 1841 reds in block of 4 and strips, some better Penny and Two Penny stars noted. Plus some non GB. A good lot. 259 stamps GREAT BRITAIN : Collection mainly unmounted mint includes some early Castles and also some postage dues and phosphor commems. 260 GREAT BRITAIN : Stamp booklets accumulation including folded, window, prestige Christmas etc. Total face approx 180

16 261 STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : mixed mint and used collection of commemoratives, many with small "fly-spec" errors, colour shifts, perforation shifts missing or partial phosphors, etc. Interesting lot. 262 STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : Harrison Presentation folders, 24 packs from 1980's 263 STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : collection in Stanley Gibbons Celebration album starting with Wildings multi-crown, includes phosphor commemoratives unmounted mint. 264 STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : Carton with three box files, binder etc. Inc QEII NPY, Lifeboat, Red Cross phosphor U/M commemorative sets, presentation packs, year packs, FDCs, Wilding U/M Graphite & Phosphor Graphite sets etc....[more] 265 STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : Box of mainly per-decimal commemorative issues in sheets and part sheets, 100's of stamps. 266 STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : First day covers, presentation packs, PHQ cards and mint stamps, reasonable amount of face value. 267 STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : Commems mint on black pages 268 STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : Collection of First Day covers, including some coin covers, plus presentation packs and booklets. High face value 269 STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : Mint collection 1972 onwards in 5 albums, looks pretty much complete, includes booklets etc. plus a box file of loose GB and World. High face value 270 STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : Collection 1880's to 2000's in two albums, mainly mint decimal issues but also a few covers, including a 1948 Olympics illustrated FDC. 271 STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : Box with QV & EDVII covers & postcards. Including a number of Penny Red items etc (170+)...[more] 272 STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN : Folkestone and Sandgate postcards, postal history and photos 273 POSTAL HISTORY STAMPS : KENT, four GV - GVI covers inc Bromley to Switzerland 'Suspended Service' cachet, 1920 registered Orpington to Bromley, 'Return to sender, R.A.S.C. Record Office' cachet, Chatham & Dover Trans Atlantic airmail with 2/6d GVI (4)...[more] 274 POSTAL HISTORY STAMPS : KENT, small selection of Parcel Post labels. Three used with EDVII stamps in Tunbridge Wells inc Grosvenor Rd & Calverley Sub Offices. Also labels for Walmer & Sevenoaks. (8)...[more] 275 POSTAL HISTORY STAMPS GB : Selection of covers and cards 1836 to 1896 all addressed to overseas destinations and includes postal stationary, up-rated postal stationary and private examples (24 items) 276 POSTAL HISTORY GREAT BRITAIN STAMPS : Small batch of covers including 2 Penny Black covers, one with a matched Penny Red on stock card. (4) 277 POSTAL HISTORY : Small box of mainly Great Britain covers individually priced up to sell at GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : 1596 entire to London written in early French.

17 279 GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : 1705 entire from Dublin relating to payment of a debt, no postal markings so assumed privately carried. 280 GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : 1717 entire to "The Right Honourable Thomas Lord Fairfax" with transcript of letter which is about elections. 281 GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : 1717 printed wrapper of the Evening Post 17th Nov 1715 sent to Reading 282 GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : 1749 entire to "Her Grace the Duchess Dowager of Chandos, Shall Hall near Newbury" the letter refers to Slavery 283 GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : 1780 entire Collinsburgh to Edinburgh. 284 GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : 1800 Leith to Edinburgh, "Leith Penny Post Unpaid" cancel plus other markings, 285 GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : small selection of pre-stamp or paid letters, including one detailed letter from 1833 about street lighting costs! (4) 286 GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : 1818 free entire with a Newbury Penny Post and boxed "To Pay 1d Only", together with a No 3 receiver for Kingsclere. 287 GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : 1822 entire from York to Beverley, relating to the removal of a single pregnant woman from the local township and instructions relating to the appeal against the removal. 288 GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : 1829 Portsmouth Ship Letter. Superb example of the S.13 strike on full letter to Baltimore USA. 30th July GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : 1832 entire from Kingston to North Wales, clear Kingston Penny Post mark. 290 GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : 1833 entire on mourning paper to Holborn, "Rolvenden" mark on reverse. 291 GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : 1834 entire from Longtown to Carlisle 292 GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : Bridport mileage mark on wrapper to Norwich Union dated 13th April GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : Edinburgh early postal history some interesting markings included (20 covers) 294 POSTAL HISTORY : Fantastic collection of early entires from 1587 Corsini onwards, most with interesting content. Military and Political content etc. Dockra and Bishop marks. (23 items). 295 GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : FOWEY Parliamentary Elections collection of correspondence regarding a "Rotten Ballet" and the 1832 parliamentary reform. Fascinating lot of covers with some interesting postal marking FOWEY, BODMIN, LOSTWITHIEL etc, all covers have been transcribed in detail. (19 item...[more] 296 GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : KENT, 1720 entire from Hawkhurst to London with rare sans-serif Bishop mark. A scarce early Kent letter!

18 297 GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : Somerset collection of prestamp and post 1840 covers, some useful marks, Dunster, Minehead, Minehead Penny Post etc. 298 STAMPS : Plate 1a (GA) four margin Penny Black on small entire from KINGSBRIDGE to Aventon Gifford dated 21st May 1840, date stamp faint but manually dated inside. Addressed to Capt Thomas Forrest. 299 STAMPS : Plate 1b (QE) three margin Penny Black on small envelope from LONDON Broad Street to Hastings dated 27th March STAMPS : Plate 2 (OB) PENNY BLACK on wrapper from GOLSPIE to Dornoch dated 23rd Feb Fine four margin example cancelled by black MX. Scarce usage. 301 STAMPS : Plate 2 (RE) 1840 Re-directed Penny Black. Dorking to Wimpole Street London then re-directed to Henley. Fine item, adhesion marks to base, but scarce usage. 302 STAMPS : Plate 3 (IH) PENNY BLACK just four margin example on entire from Linton Cambs to Rochester Kent, dated 8th Aug STAMPS : Plate 3 (LA) PENNY BLACK, fine four margin example tied to wrapper from Whickham to Barnard Castle, via Gateshead, dated 1st September Whickham Penny Post hand-stamp to front. 304 STAMPS : Plate 5 (ME) PENNY BLACK four margin example on wrapper from ALTON to Cheltenham dated 26th February STAMPS : Plate 6 (AJ) four margin Penny Black on wrapper from BATH to Newport dated 22nd December With No.10 receiver. 306 STAMPS : Plate 6 (JL) PENNY BLACK, four margin example on small envelope from GRAVESEND to London. 307 STAMPS : Plate 6 (KD) four margin Penny Black on wrapper to Newark 8th May Wrapper re-enforced inside. 308 STAMPS : Plate 7 (OE) PENNY BLACK, four margin example on wrapper from Worthing to Keswick dated 30th December Appears to be West Tarring (Worthing) Penny Post on the front. Addressed to Mrs Southey, Greta Hall. Great Hall was the home of Poet Robert Southey. 309 STAMPS Plate 10 (QC) PENNY BLACK, superb four margin example tied to wrapper from Sherbourne to Yeovil 19th May Addressed to "Mr Baker, Brick Maker, Yeovil, Somerset"! Cat 3,500 on cover 310 STAMPS : 1840 Two Penny Blue plate 2 used on part wrapper addressed to Hilton Wiltshire, re-directed to Wincanton. clear markings including 9th January 1842 Wincanton double arc CDS and Too Late UDC. 311 GREAT BRITAIN STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY : d Mulready letter sheet used on 8th May 1840, 2 days after issue. Stereo 'a104'. cancelled by fine red MX Bath to Derby, clear datestamp on the reverse. No 1 receiving house mark on the front. Some very minor faults, but a VERY scarce item. The cover...[more] 312 GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : 1840 Fores Comic No1. A superb genuinely used example from Dulwich to Uppingham 11th Sept Very few of these exist, usual filing creases and minor damage. Scarce item. 313 GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : 1840 Fores No.6 coaching illustrated envelope in state 2 without number. 314 GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY : 1840 Mulready letter sheet A 4 from Tunbridge to Diss Norfolk 21st August Attractive item.