Lot n°
Symbol(s)
Estimate (£)
174 | Great Britain & British Empire
50739
F
King George VI accumulation with postal stationery including 1955 1a and 1 1/2a envelopes overprinted
‘ON POSTAL SERVICE’ used, a few FDCs, some censored mail and pictorial definitives, fair to fine (150).
100 - 150
50740
F
1940s accumulation of commercial and military covers or stationery, mostly to England, but also 1941
Calcutta to Shanghai registered censored cover, endorsed India-Rangoon-China, mail to USA, 1945
registered Maritime Mail cover, Active Service envelopes sent airmail and franked. Also with a few from
WWI including P.O.W. (82).
150 - 200
50741
F
Accumulation with Dominion issue covers and Republic including 1951 airmail cover to UK franked First
Asian Games 12a tied Indian embassy Nepal cds, 1950s 20p and 25p embossed stationery without
colour unused and a 35p used with Local h/s, 90p air letter overprinted Specimen in red Gandhi covers
and stationery, fdc to more modern including 1994 Water Birds block of four; fair to fine condition (200+).
120 - 150
50742
F DFE L
Collection: A large accumulation of postal history and stationery housed in large carton with some pre-
stamp and much Queen Victoria plus some later to KGV, internal and external mail, some slightly mixed
condition, a fine lot to occupy the winter nights (very many hundreds).
200 - 300
1854 Lithographs
50743
DCE J
1889 (Oct) 1/2a pale blue reprint in block of four (pos.3-4/11-12) with “Specimen.” hs on the reverse
of each (Spence 95), and 1894? 1/2a blue reprint in block of four (pos.55-56/63-64) with “SPECIMEN”
in large sans-serif letters on the back with each letter on different stamp, light creasing (Spence 99)
200 - 300
50744
DCE
Group of three single reprints incl. 1894? 1/2a blue pos.48 with “S” of “SPECIMEN” in large sans-serif
letters on the back (Spence 99) , 1854 1/2a deep vermilion on yellowish wove paper, pos.25 (Spence
87) and 1a black on thin yellowish card, small thin (Spence 35)
200 - 300
50745
DCE
S.G. 1
1854 “9 1/2 arches” 1/2a vermillion unused right marginal pair, large margins all around with inscription
“CORNER of”, very fine and rare (S.G. £7’500+).
4’600 - 6’000
The currency of the auction is the British pound.
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