30th Aug, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Accumulation of hundreds of mint and used stamps from 1840 to QEII on cards in a large binder, mainly pre-1920 with approx. 280 QV stamps incl. eleven penny blacks in mixed condition, 1840 2d blue plate 1 four margins, 1841 2d blue mint with three margins and good-looking gum, requiring expertization as always, then 1½d mint shades, a quite attractive embossed set, nice 1862 1/- green and later 1/- plate numbers running from 4 to 13, 1867 5/- rose plate 1, 2½d plates 1 to 23 complete incl. rosy mauve plate 17 cds, through to jubilee set mint, highly presentable 1891 £1 (slight wrinkles and pen mark on reverse), as well as KEVII mint to 1/- and attractive used to £1, KEVIII FDCs and much more.
Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £1,250 - £1,500
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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