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LOT 2666
Large Great Britain Stamp Album
20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (2.04 kg total, 27 x 25 cm).
Over 3,900 Great Britain (GB) definitive and commemorative stamps on approximately 168 album pages, ranging from King Edward VII, King Edward VIII, King George V, King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth II used and unused, many mint hinged blocks comprising up to 18 stamps towards the back. [3,900+, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2666
Large Great Britain Stamp Album
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (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, 1826-1832 A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Letter on cover about land sent from London to Abbots Ann via Andover, Hampshire on 9th February 1826, black date stamp type 5 with double ring, 8d postal rate; letter on cover from Handover, Hampshire to Marl'bro, Wiltshire sent on 16th July 1827, black ANDOVER 66 with red type 176 stamp, 8d postal rate; letter on cover sent from Abel Bull of Chute to B Coles Esq. of Andover, Hampshire on 31st May 1827, postmaster Mrs Marcer, black ANDOVER 66 stamp, 1d postal rate; letter on cover from Salisbury to Mr Earle of Andover, Hampshire on 23rd December 1832, black SALISBURY date stamp, 5d postal rate. 87 grams total, album page: 28.2 x 25 cm
Acquired on the UK philately market. From a private UK collection. -
Two Large Blocks of Royal Caledonian Schools, Bushey, Herts., 'Cinderella' Stamps
1959 A.D. or laterEstimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: blocks of twenty-five and ten, mint never hinged Royal Caledonian Schools stamps of Bushey, Herts. printed by De La Rue and Company. 4.05 grams total, 18.2 x 9.5 - 21 x 16 cm
Acquired on the UK philately market. From a private UK collection. Accompanied by a copy of an information sheet about the Schools and the issue of the stamps titled 'Royal Caledonian Schools, Bushey by Roger Allen'. -
Victorian Penny Black Re-entry with Red Maltese Cross
1840 A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Great Britain (GB), Queen Victoria (QV), 1d black, check letters MI, plate 1b re-entry, with 'Red Maltese Cross' cancellation stamp, with re-entry shown on card in red. SG 2f. £450.00. 15 grams total, 21.5 x 11.5 including card
Acquired on the UK philately market. From a private UK collection.
