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LOT 2601
Great Britain (GB) Postal History, Early 19th Century Pre-Stamp Covers
KING GEORGE IV-KING WILLIAM IV, 1829-1837 A.D.
11 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (82 grams total, album page: 28.2 x 25 cm).
Letter on cover sent from Alton, Hampshire to Benjamin Edgington of London on 5th May 1829, black ALTON stamp, 2d postal rate; letter on cover sent from Andover by local post to Henry Earle Esq. of Andover, Hampshire on 5th February 1835, red ANDOVER date stamp, 1d postal rate; double letter on cover relating to Enham Charity sent from London to Henry Earle of Andover, Hampshire on 11th May 1836, black back stamp type 6, 1/4d postal rate; letter on cover sent from Andover, Hampshire to Mr Lamb(?) of Basingstoke, Hampshire on 28th April 1837, red ANDOVER date stamp; 5d postal rate. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK philately market.
From a private UK collection.
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LOT 2601
Great Britain (GB) Postal History, Early 19th Century Pre-Stamp Covers
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Mint Stamp Block Collection
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A group of album pages with 22 blocks of unmounted Machin and commemorative unmounted mint stamps in blocks of four, six, and eight; including high value unmounted mint Machin: 2 x 2 Shillings and Sixpence corner block of four, 2 x 5 Shilling corner blocks of four, 1 x 10 Shillings corner blocks of four, and 1 x £1 corner block of four. 146 grams total, 26.3 x 24.8 cm
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Great Britain (GB), Queen Victoria (QV), Letters in All Four Corners Penny Red Plates Set
1864-1879 A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
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
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Collection of World Stamps in Five Albums
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising used and unused stamps from Great Britain, the Commonwealth and the rest of the world, over 5,800 stamps on approximately 441 album pages and two Stamp and Coins First Day Covers; including Blue Lagoon Stamp Album, Commando Illustrated Stamp Album, Trans World Stamp Album, World Series Stamp Book, and Senator Medium Album. 2.86 kg total, 15.5 x 12.5 cm
Acquired on the UK philately market. From a private UK collection.