30th Aug, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST

Stamps, Postal History & Postcards

 
  Lot 24
 

24

Great Britain
Postal Orders Collection 1881-2000s

Collection of over 180 items (77 QV to KGVI, 90 QEII, plus foreign), virtually all different, presented neatly in a binder. Excellent condition on the scarce early items including 1881 first issue 1/- with perfect Usk cds, 1881 20/- specimen ovpt superb, 1884 design 1/6d and 2/-, 1892 5/- (and 2/- in lesser quality). Then rare 1/6d provisional KEVII head in design of 1892, with affixed 4d stamp, with faults however 'only a few known to exist' according to Lunn. The KGV with thirty items including several pre-1927 examples, plus two Pension Orders in green: 5/- Downey head type h/s 'Cancelled' with value tablet excised and 10/- profile head in near-perfect condition, followed by 6d and 2/6d orders used during the reign of Edward VIII, the 6d postmarked 9/12/36 (day before abdication) bearing stamps of KGV and KEVIII. After the extensive KGVI and QEII sections are a few nice overseas items including Ireland, Sudan and KGVI British Honduras 50cts with Belize 1986 postmark. Postal Order collections of any level are very seldom seen. Accompanied by Stephen Cribb's invaluable 1984 'Standard Catalogue of Postal Orders'. This lot is photographed in entirety online.

Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,250


 

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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