30th Aug, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Stamps, Postal History & Postcards
23
Great Britain Postal History
A Mainly 19th Century Commercial Correspondence
A box of over 100 items from a wool mill archive, from pre-stamp period onwards including a nice range of 'Paid' strikes, 'Too Late' etc, followed by 50 imperf 1d red covers with a handful from black plates incl. four-margins pl.8 and pl.11, also an early 'Registered' letter of May 1846 from Wakefield to Keighley. Later line-engraved incl. 1d plate 49 (D-'D constant variety) on 1862 Furness Railway stationery. Some interesting contents, including letter regarding an 1846 combers' strike involving this mill. The material ranges into the 20th century, with official mail incl. 'Privy Purse Buckingham Palace', please inspect.
Sold for £420
Estimated at £200 - £300
Auction: Stamps, Postal History & Postcards, 30th Aug, 2023
The sale, along with many interesting intact collections and accumulations, features the philatelic estate of a British Commonwealth enthusiast with highlights being mint multiples from a major 'provenance' sale and his main collections of Canada and Gibraltar. The Postcards section includes excellent focused albums of local Yorkshire regions, Teesside, Stockton, Norton, etc, as well as colourful and unusual specialised collections on themes of Golf and Billiards.
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Tuesday 29 August 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am
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