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Letter on cover sent from Winchester, Hampshire to Monmouth, Wales on 17th May 1826, black WINCHESTER date stamp type 178 with mileage 68; letter on cover from Over Wallop, Hampshire to Mr H B Coles of Andover, Hampshire on 12th April 1827, black ANDOVER 66 type 176 stamp, 1d postal rate; letter on cover sent from Tidworth, Wiltshire to Andover, Hampshire in April 1828, black ANDOVER 66 type 176 stamp; letter on cover sent from Newbury, Berkshire to Mr Earle of Andover, Hampshire on 20th January 1835, black NEWBURY date stamp, 5d postal rate corrected from 8d. 77 grams total, album page: 28.2 x 25 cm



Acquired on the UK philately market. From a private UK collection.

Letter on cover sent from Fyfield to Mr J Day of Longstock, Andover, Hampshire on 28th November 1826, black ANDOVER 66 type 176 stamp, 4d postal rate; letter on cover sent from Basingstoke, Hampshire to Mr Coles Esq. of Andover, Hampshire on 18th March 1828, black BASINGSTOKE type 176 stamp, 5d postal rate; letter on cover sent from London to Henry Earle of Andover Hampshire on 31st October 1832, black LONDON date stamp type 6, 8d postal rate; letter on cover sent from Blandford, Dorset to Henry Earle of Andover, Hampshire on 19th September 1834, black BLANDFORD type 179 date stamp, 7d postal rate. 86 grams total, album page: 28.2 x 25 cm



Acquired on the UK philately market. From a private UK collection.

Letter on cover about house in Chantry Street from Honiton, Devon to Andover, Hampshire on 25th November 1826, black HONITON 159 type 176 stamp, 8d postal rate; letter on cover from Andover, Hampshire to Charles Kilpin of Worcester, Worcestershire sent on 18th December 1827, black ANDOVER 66 stamp (note line above 66), 8d altered to 7d postal rate; letter on cover from Newark, Stoke on Trent to Coles & Earle of Andover, Hampshire on 28th January 1831, black NEWARK stamp with red date stamp, 10d(?) postal rate; letter on cover local delivery to Andover, Hampshire on 3rd January 1834, red ANDOVER date stamp, 1d postal rate. 84 grams total, album page: 28.2 x 25 cm



Acquired on the UK philately market. From a private UK collection.

Letter on cover sent from Andover, Hampshire to George Lamb Esq. of Basingstoke, Hampshire on 5th April 1826, black ANDOVER 66 type 176 stamp, 10d postal rate; letter on cover sent from Basingstoke, Hampshire to Coles & Earle of Andover, Hampshire on 22nd November 1827, black BASINGSTOKE mileage mark type 176, 5d postal rate; letter on cover local postage sent to B Coles of Andover, Hampshire on 8th December 1830, black ANDOVER date stamp type 179, 1d postal rate; letter on cover sent from Loncolns Inn to Mr Earle Esq. of Andover, Hampshire on 20th February 1834, black date stamp type 6, 8d postal rate. 87 grams total, album page: 28.2 x 25 cm



Acquired on the UK philately market. From a private UK collection.

A near complete collection of postal stamps from Finland, 894 unused and used stamps on 71 album pages (unchecked), 18 stamps absent to 1885, otherwise almost complete to 1985. Suomi postimerkki kokoelma. Melkein täydellinen kokoelma suomalaisia postimerkkejä, 894 käyttämätöntä ja käytettyä postimerkkiä 71 albumisivulla (tarkastamaton), 18 postimerkkiä puuttuu vuoteen 1885 saakka, muuten melkein täydellinen vuoteen 1985 saakka. 1.08 kg, 31.6 x 28.3 xm



Acquired on the UK philately market. From a private UK collection.

Comprising: a complete set of nice condition used stamps with plate numbers from 71 to 225 (including the rare and expensive plate 225, SG books this stamp alone at £700), without the plates 69, 70, 75, 77, 126 & 128 that were rejected; plus nice examples of plates 1 & 3 of the 1870 Three Halfpence stamp: Stanley Gibbons total catalogue price £2,204.00. 63 grams total, 28 x 22.5 cm



Acquired on the UK philately market. From a private UK collection.

Comprising: a complete set of used stamps (SG 48) with plate numbers from 1 to 20 (including an example of the rare and expensive plate 9, SG books this stamp alone at £850), without the plates not completed: 2, 7, 16, 17 & 18, Stanley Gibbons total catalogue price: £1,585.00. 5.37 grams, 20 x 14.3 cm



Acquired on the UK philately market. From a private UK collection.

Comprising: good condition used stamps SG 45 & SG 46/47, with plate numbers 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14 & 15, Stanley Gibbons total catalogue price: £381.00. 4.40 grams, 20 x 12.2 cm



Acquired on the UK philately market. From a private UK collection.

Comprising: two packs of 60 'cinderella' stamps in original packets priced at 1 shilling per set. 22.77 grams total, 15.3 x 10 cm each pack



Acquired on the UK philately market. From a private UK collection.

Comprising: a selection of twenty 1970s mint never hinged stamps from the Island of Lundy in a sealed presentation pack; sold with a first day cover of marine life of the Summer Isles originally signed by Brian Hargreaves, the artist who designed the stamps. 25.7 grams total, 19 x 11.4 - 22 x 11 cm



Acquired on the UK philately market. From a private UK collection.

Comprising: five mint never hinged mini sheets of Bluebell Railway 'Cinderella' stamps plus a commemorative Bluebell Railway first day cover issued to mark the 50th anniversary of 'Mallard's' record of 126 mph, also 95 mph by 'Stowe', both in 1938. 20.23 grams total, 12.7 x 10.4 - 15.6 x 13.5 cm



Acquired on the UK philately market. From a private UK collection.

Comprising: block of six Royal Caledonian Schools, Bushey, Herts; block of four commemorating the National Stamp Exhibition of 1937; block of ten commemorating the Stamp Exhibition at the Royal Horticultural Hall in 1937; and a complete block of ten stamps commemorating King George VI's Coronation of May 12th 1937. 35.3 grams total, 8 x 5.8 - 17 x 11 cm



Acquired on the UK philately market. From a private UK collection.