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LOT 2581
Collection of World Stamps in Five Albums
20TH-21ST CENTURY A.D.
9 5/8 x 7 1/4 - 12 x 9 in. (2.5 kg total, 24.5 x 18.5 - 30.7 x 23 cm).
Comprising used and unused stamps from the Commonwealth and the rest of the world, over 3,800 stamps on approximately 180 album pages, including WHS Stamp Book, Staley Gibbons Kaleidoscope Stamp Album, All Nations Stamp Album, large WHS Album, and United States Postal Service 1987 Mint Set of Commemorative Stamps Book. [3,800+, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK philately market.
From a private UK collection.
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LOT 2581
Collection of World Stamps in Five Albums
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Great Britain (GB) Postal History, Early 19th Century Pre-Stamp Covers
King George IV-King William IV, 1826-1834 A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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. -
Victorian Penny Black Re-entry with 'Black & Red' Maltese Crosses
1840 A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Great Britain (GB), Queen Victoria (QV), 1d black, check letters MH, plate 1b re-entry, a scarce variety with 'Black & Red Maltese Cross' cancellation stamps. SG 2vk. Cat. £1,500.00. 13 grams total, 15 x 10.2 including card
Acquired on the UK philately market. From a private UK collection. -
Victorian Penny Red Stamps with Plate Numbers 103 to 134
1858-1864 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Great Britain (GB), Queen Victoria (QV), 1d Red perf. used, watermark: large crown, perf.14, plate numbers 103 - 134 (131 & 132 appear to be pl.184 & 214), with many nice examples. 12 grams total, 20 x 13.5 cm
Acquired on the UK philately market. From a private UK collection.
