1818

1939 OHMS Money Order Advices stampless cover to England with Kurrajong Heights¬ NSW cds dated 17 May 1939 plus Sutton Coldfield receiving cds dated 19 June 1939. ()

£7.50

 

1819

1955 Business Reply cover for Christ Church¬ PO Box 28¬ Kiama. with Kiama NSW cds dated 26 November 1955. 4d Postage Due applied tied by different Kiama NSW Aust cds dated 28 November 1955. 4d charge is calculated at 3½d postage plus ½d tax. ()

£10.00

 

1820

1979 Illustrated sounvenir unaddressed cover for Special Helicopter Airmail Flight Adelaide Airport to Edwardstown bearing Australian Antarctic Territory 20c commemorative tied by Adelaide Airport cds dated 23 September 1979 with purple circular cachet The Corporation of the City of Marion applied both sides. ()

£5.00

 

1821

1941 Typed address commercial cover sent air mail to India with Bahrain registered label on front along with firms cachet and bilingual air mail cachet. KGV 4a sage-green SG19¬ KGVI 3p slate SG20 and 1a carmine SG23 tied by three strikes of type 9 cds 21 June 1941. Cover opened and sealed by Censor 170C tape with small purple triangle "Passed By Censor C 23" handstamp on both sides. Bombay receiving cds 4 July 1941 ties censor tape. ()

£15.00

 

1822

1953 Hand addressed cover to Manama bearing 1½a carmine SGL3 tied by Bahrain type 21 cds dated 2 March 1956. ()

£5.00

 

1823

1969 Air mail cover typed address to Germany bearing Shaikh Isa bin Sulman al-Khalifa definitives 5f blue-green and 15f bright blue SG139 & 141 both tied by individual strikes of Manama type 34 cds (with 6 point star in place of Arabic "2") dated 13 March 1969. ()

£5.00

 

1824

1976 Hand addressed unstamped cover used within Northern Cyprus having same illustrated purple cachets both sides with black ETE 720 cds 28 July 1976 on front. ()

£2.50

 

1825

1976 Small printed address label plain cover to Girne bearing 10m on 50m and 30m on 100m SG25/26 tied by Lefkosa 4 single ring cds dated 29 April 1976. ()

£4.00

 

1826

Bahrain - 1976 Illustrated British Aircraft Corporation Concorde carried cover (number 64 of 150 issued) for Concorde flight Bahrain to Heathrow London bearing First Commercial Flight of Concorde 80f se-tenant block of 4 SG232a tied by bilingual Inaugural Flight Concorde Bahrain dated 22 January 1976 - date of issue. ()

£5.00

 

1827

Falkland Islands - 1983 Three illustrated unaddressed covers for 150th Anniversary bearing 1p to £2 issued set of 11 stamps spread over the three covers all tied by Port Stanley FDI cds dated 3 January 1983. One cover has cachet and black ink signature of Sir Rex Hunt. ()

£10.00

 

1828

Kenya - 1971 Illustrated unaddressed FDC for Shells issue bearing 5c to 20/- original set of 15 values between SG36/52a tied by Kampala FDI Stamp Bureau large cds's. ()

£4.00

 

1829

Mauritius - 1949 Plain unaddressed cover bearing 75th Anniv of UPU 12c to 1r set of 4 SG272/75 tied by two strikes of General Post Office cds for date of issue. ()

£2.00

 

1830

New Zealand - 1963 Hand addressed illustrated cover to Australia for 3/- slate Official SGO167 tied by Invercaro large cds dated 1 march 1963 - date of issue. ()

£10.00

 

1831

Papua New Guinea - 1987-89 Twelve different illustrated unaddressed airmail FDC's for issues between 1987 Anemonefish to 1989 International Letter Writing Week each bearing complete sets tied by single central strike of Port Moresby FDI pictoral handstamp. ()

£12.00

 

1832

Papua New Guinea - 1987-88 Four identical illustrated unaddressed airmail FDC's for Ship definitive issue bearing 1t to 3k set of 15 SG543/57 spread over the covers tied by Port Moresby FDI pictoral handstamp. ()

£6.00

 

1833

Rhodesia - 1970 Unaddressed illustrated FDC for Decimal Currency definitives 1c to $2 original 14 values between SG439/52 tied by four strikes of Salisbury FDI cds. ()

£5.00

 

1834

Rhodesia - 1974 Unaddressed illustrated FDC for Fauna¬ Flowers & Butterflies definitives 1c to $2 original 15 values between SG489/508 tied by six strikes of Salisbury FDI cds. ()

£4.00

 

1835

Rhodesia & Nyasaland - 1962 Typed address illustrated air mail cover for 30th Anniversary of First London-Rhodesia Airmail Service bearing 6d to 2s 6d set of 3 SG40/42 tied by Kitwe cds for date of issue. ()

£4.00

 

1836

South Africa - 1954 Hand addressed illustrated FDC for National Parks bearing Animals ½d to 10/- set of 14 SG151/64 tied by five strike of pictorial cds for date of issue. ()

£5.00

 

1837

1970 Illustrated unaddressed first day cover for 23 Base Workshop REME Silver Jubilee bearing Philympia 1970 5d 9d & 1s 6d set of 3 tied by British Forces Postal Service 1136 23 Base Wksp REME 25th Anniversary pictorial handstamp for date of issue. ()

£15.00

 

1838

1973 Official small printed label address TCCB cover for 100 Years of English County Cricket posted on day of issue at the Exhibition Cricket Match Munich with 3p 7½p & 9p set of 3 tied by IBRA Exhibition British Forces Postal Service 1400 pictorial handstamp for date of issue. ()

£7.50

 

1839

1973 Illustrated typed label address cover for Royal Wedding bearing 3½p and 20p tied by fine strike of House of Lords SW1 double ring cds dated 14 November 1973. ()

£10.00

 

1840

1974 Privately Produced illustrated cover to commemorate the combining of Leicestershire & Rutland Fire Service & Leicester City Fire Brigade rubber stamped label address with 200th Anniversary of First Fire Service 3½p to 10p set of 4 tied by Leicester First Day of Issue cds. ()

£7.50

 

1841

1974 Philart colour illustrated first day cover small Benham printed label address for Birth Centenary of Sir Winston Churchill bearing 4½p to 10p set of 4 issued stamps tied by special British Forces Postal Service 1874 RAF Honnington cds for date of issue. ()

£7.50

 

1842

1979 Two illustrated and one plain local printed address railway covers each bearing Sir Rowland Hill miniature sheet tied by different Dydd Cyhoeddiad Cyntaf First Day of Issue Dyfed or Gwynedd large cds for date of issue. Each cover has additional 15p local railway stamp affixed from Festiniog¬ Talyllyn or Vale of Rheidol Railways tied by appropriate cancels all have To Be Posted on Arrival At Aberytwyth¬ Porthmadog or Rhydyronen cancels. ()

£5.00

 

1843

1980 Two Havering printed address FDC's for London Landmarks one bearing 10½p to 17½p set of 5 SG1120/24 other 50p miniature sheet SGMS1119 tied by fine strikes of Post Office Day London 1980 International Stamp Exhibition London SW pictorial handstamp. ()

£3.00

 

1844

1981 Illustrated unaddressed Royal Wedding cover bearing 14p & 25p issued stamps SG1160/61 x 2 of each one pair tied by London FDI cds dated 22 July other with London SE1 cds dated 29 July date of wedding. ()

£2.00

 

1845

1981-85 RFDC1-RFDC50 Fifty different small label address illustrated limited edition signed flown (three in Concorde) covers for commemoratives between 1981 Folklore to 1986 Christmas each bearing full set of issued stamps tied by special pictorial handstamps for date of issue having various cachets on reverse. ()

£35.00

 

1846

1982 Royal Mail small printed label address FDC for Charles Darwin issue bearing 19½p to 29p set of 4 SG1175/78 tied by two strikes of 150th Anniversary of the Great Voyage of HMS Beagle BFPO 1762 pictorial cds dated 10 February 1982. ()

£4.00

 

1847

1988 Benham silk border printed in gold illustrated FDC SPG6 number 503 of limited edition of 775 for 400th Anniversary of the Spanish Armarda bearing 25p horizontal se-tenant strip of 5 SG1400a tied by three strikes of Tilbury Essex The Spanish Armarda pictorial handstamp for date of issue. ()

£5.00

 

1848

1997 Benham silk border printed in gold illustrated FDC number SPG36 for Royal Golden Wedding bearing 20p to 63p set of 4 SG2011/14 tied by two strikes of Windsor pictorial handstamp for date of issue. ()

£4.00

 

1849

1997-98 19 different illustrated typed address Royal Mail FDC's for commemoratives (complete sets) issued during period (no miniature sheets) tied by Bureau FDI handstamps. ()

£7.50

 

1850

2004 Royal Mail definitive typed address FDC bearing Machins 7p 35p 39p 40p 43p and Worldwide Lettercard tied by Windsor FDI pictorial handstamps for date of issue. ()

£4.00

 

1851

2010 Post & Go Birds of Britain (1st series) illustrated typed address cover bearing 1st class set of 6 different designs tied by two strikes of special pictorial egg shaped FDI handstamp. ()

£3.00

 

1852

2013 Post & Go Freshwater Life (1st series) illustrated typed address cover bearing 1st class set of 6 different designs tied by two strikes of special pictorial FDI handstamp. ()

£3.00

 

1853

2014 Royal Mail typed address FDC bearing self adhesive Security Machins 81p emerald SGU2929 97p bluish violet SGU2932 £1.47 lavender Grey SGU2945 and £2.15 greenish blue SGU2956 tied by two strikes of Windsor pictorial FDI handstamp. ()

£5.00

 

1854

1912 Colour postcard of Tower Bridge set to India at 1d rate bearing KGV Mackennal ½d green horizontal pair SG322 tied by South Kensington machine cancel 4 January 1912 with good strike of Sea Post Office Bombay Aden code C single ring cds 16 January 1912. ()

£7.50

 

1855

1914-15 Album page displaying 15 red crowned censor marks (ten different). ()

£5.00

 

1856

1914-18 Seven black and white unstamped postcards to same person and London address from France six with various censor cachets other after war had ended. ()

£5.00

 

1857

1918 Album page displaying twenty two different military cachets (most black some blue or red) some with dates added many in France including 10.14 Company Chinese Labour Corps¬ Second Army Laudndry "C"¬ Friend Ambulance Unit Headquaters Offfice Official¬ Division Officer R.E. Dunkerque¬ 768th Area Employment Company¬ Area Agricultural Office Dunkirk and Town Commandant Bergues. ()

£6.00

 

1858

1931 Imperial Airways illustrated typed address air mail cover for First Flight London to Wadi Halfa bearing kGV ½d green bottom left G27 control pair tied by London FS machine cancel plus KGV 4d grey-green tied by London Air Mail cds all dated 27 February 1931 having Wadi Halfa arrival cds dated 6 March on reverse along with undated Imperial Airways undated cds. ()

£7.00

 

1859

1973 Two identical small printed label address RAF Greenham Common Air Tattoo '73 illustrated flown covers one in Lockheed SP-2H Neptune other in Lockheed F-104G Starfighter bearing 3p stamps tied by Air Tattoo cds handstamps dated 8 July 1973 both with additional Tattoo cachet. ()

£3.00

 

1860

1990 Set of 20 profusely illustrated limited edition colour Battle of Britain 50 Salute signed flown covers small printed address for different events during the Battle of Britain between 1 July and 31 December 1940 bearing various stamps all tied by special pictorial handstamps dated between 23 January and 14 November 1990. Each cover contains a black & white postcard size picture of the pilot who has signed the cover along with details of the event commemorated including Air Vice Marshal Bird-Wilson¬ Air Vice Marshal.Hughes¬ Air Vice Marshal Hogan and Group Captain John Cunningham. ()

£40.00

 

1861

1995 Operation Firm Endeavour printed address souvenir cover number 11 of limited edition of 200 bearing Machin 25p rose-red SGX917a tied by fine strike of Field Post Office 1029 double ring cds dated 20 December 1995 being the date of raising the NATO flag over the UN authority. Cover has been signed by Lt General Sir Michael Walker KCB CBE commander of the ACE Rapid Reaction Force. ()

£7.50

 

1862

1880 Hand addressed lightly soiled cover to Edinburgh bearing 1d Venitian Red (CM) tied by Dumfries duplex dated 24 October 1880 having fine strike of Edinr & Carstairs Sorting Tender code D unframed cds (Wilson W714) dated 25 October 1880 on reverse. ()

£7.50

 

1863

1885 Hand addressed cover to Edinburgh bearing 1d lilac tied by Doune cds dated 11 September 1885 having fine strike of Edinr - Carlisle Sorting Tender unframed code D cds (Wilson W694) dated 12 September 1885 on reverse. ()

£5.00

 

1864

1891 Hand addressed cover to Edinburgh bearing 1d lilac tied by Leamington Spa squared circle cancel dated 25 March 1891 having good strike of Edinr & Carlisle ST double ring code D cds (Wilson W695) dated 26 March 1891 on reverse. ()

£5.00

 

1865

1903 H&B EP34 2½d grey size D soiled and slightly creased envelope hand addressed to Germany having good strike of Glasgow & Carlisle Sorting Tender code L single ring cds (Wilson W735) dated 29 December 1903. ()

£6.00

 

1866

1915 Colour postcard (a little damage on address side) of Newtonmore Golf Course to Ayrbearing KGV ½d green tied by good strike of Highland SC Night Mail code U single ring cds (Wilson W804/5) dated 3 August 1915. ()

£3.00

 

1867

1915 Colour French 'Sweatheart' post card sent to England having good strike of E.P.O. No 3 cds 1 June 1915 with Passed by Censor No 639 red triangle crowned censor mark applied. ()

£3.00

 

1868

1957-58 Two plain typed address covers bearing Wilding ½d or 2½d tied by two different Crewe-Bangor TPO double ring cds's dated July 1957 (this also has Posted without late fee 1d to pay boxed cachet) or October 1958 Wilson W138G & W138J. ()

£1.50

 

1869

1972-87 Four plain typed address covers bearing various stamps comprising South Western TPO Night UP single ring cds dated 16 February 1972 Wilson W434k then double ring cds's South Western TPO NT Down 1 dated 1 December 1980 W434n poor strikes of South Western TPO NT Down 2 dated 10 March 1987 W434o plus South Western TPO NT Down dated 23 April 1987 W435. ()

£2.50

 

1870

1972-88 Three plain typed address covers bearing various stamps tied by York-Shrewsbury TPO Shrewsbury London TPO No 1 double ring cds's or Shrewsbury York TPO single ring cds 13 September 1972 5 July 1979 or 3 October 1988 Wilson W118l W118x & W122p.. ()

£3.00

 

1871

1978 Two plain hand addresed covers bearing 2p & 7p Machins tied by North Western TPO NT Down 1 or Horth Western TPO NT Down 2 double ring cds's dated 19 or 24 October 1978 Wilson W65b & W65d. ()

£3.50

 

1872

1980 Bundle of forty six printed address plain covers each bearing 12p stamp from the Liverpool & Manchester Railway commemorative issue SG1113/17 tied by different TPO cancel dated 12 March 1980 (includes 12 AM cancels) believed to comprise complete listing of all TPO's running on that date. All nice and clean and hard to replicate. ()

£20.00

 

1873

1880s Two soiled fronts both to same address in England one with 8a carmine affixed other with 1r slate both tied by blue B1 concentric ocagonal shaped cancel. ()

£4.00

 

1874

1939 Typed address airmail cover to America for First Flight North Atlantic Air Mail Service Ireland to USA (large purple illustrated diamond cachet applied) ay 1s 3d rate bearing 3d & 1/- tied by cancel dated 30 June with New York arrival cds dated 1 July on reverse. ()

£5.00

 

1875

1913 Hand addressed cover (roughly opened at top) to London 1d carmine-red tied by Street Letter Box Kingston Jamaica double rimmed code E cds dated 20 December 1913. ()

£7.50

 

1876

1938-55 Group of 16 covers (condition a little mixed) hand or typed address collected for cancellation interest at various rates most local addressed with some to Europe having good range of KGVI stamps applied tied by Lime Hall¬ Lluidas Vale¬ Lucea¬ Malvern¬ Mandeville¬ Morant Bay¬ Myers Wharf¬ Myrtle Bank¬ Newport¬ Ocho Rios¬ Port Antonio¬ Sav-La-Mar¬ St Annes Bay¬ Stony Hill¬ Tower Isle¬ Walkerswood and White Sands Beach cds cancels. ()

£8.00

 

1877

1939-56 Group of 16 covers (condition a little mixed) mix of hand and typed address collected for cancellation interest at various rates most local addressed with some to Europe having good range of KGVI stamps applied tied by Bog Walk¬ Browns Town¬ Chapelton. Liguanea¬ Malvern¬ Mandeville¬ Morant Bay¬ Myers Wharf¬ Newport¬ Newcastle¬ Ocho Rios¬ Port Antonio¬ Sav-La-Mar¬ St Annes Bay¬ Stony Hill and Tweedside cds cancels. ()

£8.00

 

1878

1942-52 Group of 16 covers (condition a little mixed) mix of hand and typed address collected for cancellation interest at various rates most local addressed with some to Europe having good range of KGVI stamps applied tied by Aenon Town¬ Alley¬ Alston¬ Annotto Bay¬ Balaclava¬ Buff Bay¬ Browns Town¬ Chapelton¬ Constant Spring¬ Christiana¬ Darliston¬ Guys Hill¬ Half Way Tree¬ Hope Bay¬ Lascelles and Liguanea cds cancels. ()

£8.00

 

1879

1945 Three covers (one typed address one airmail) to England or Scotland bearing New Constitution stamps one at 2s 2d rate bearing 2d and 2/- SG135a & 138 one at 4d rate bearing 2d x 2 SG135a and other at 1/- rate bearing 3d block of 4 SG136 tied by Browns Town¬ Lucea¬ or Montego Bay single ring cds's tied by date unclear cds cancels. ()

£8.00

 

1880

1922 Hand addressed cover to New York at 3d rate bearing Self Government 2d grey plus ¼d on 2d grey x 2 SG117 and 122 all tied by two strikes of Valletta cds dated 11 July 1922. ()

£7.50

 

1881

1924 OHMS Charitable Institutions printed small lettersheet requesting returns of supplies up to 15 March sent to Parish Priest¬ Migiarro with Valletta double ring cds of 11 February 1924 on front. Minor damage at top does not detract from nice clean cover. ()

£10.00

 

1882

1927 Black & white postcard showing Entrance to Grand Mosque¬ Tunis sent to USA bearing 1½d chestnut SG160 tied by Valletta double ring cds dated 7 February 1927. Thos C. Smith & Co Steamship Agents purple oval cachet of same date also on card. ()

£10.00

 

1883

1918 1d red postal stationery envelope (H&GB12) uprated with KGV 1½d grey-slate typed address to USA tied by Palmeston North cds dated 22 January 1918. Purple unframed "Passed By The Military Censor NZ" handstamp on front. ()

£10.00

 

1884

1931 hand addressed cover sent air mail to USA bearing 1931 Air set of 3 SG548/550 and 3d chocolate definitive SG449 all tied by three strikes of Wanganui cds dated 11 November 1931¬ second day of issue for Air set. ()

£10.00

 

1885

1932 OHMS cover from Crown Law Office¬ Wellington hand addressed to Government Printer¬ Hobart¬ Tasmania bearing KGV 2d yellow definitive overprinted Official tied by Wellington Health Stamps for Health Camps slogan cancellation dated 16 February 1932. ()

£10.00

 

1886

1935 Hand addressed cover sent air mail to England bearing 7d Air x 2 SG550 plus 4d Mitre Peak SG583 all tied by two strikes of Taihape cds dated 13 June 1935. ()

£7.50

 

1887

1936 Typed address cover to USA bearing 1936 Health stamp tied by Someone Wants To Hear You Use Toll¬ Ashburton continuous machine slogan dated 7 November 1936. ()

£7.50

 

1888

1944 New Zealand Forces in Italy hand addressed cover sent registered to England bearing New Zealand KGVI 3d blue SG609 tied by MPO K.W. 5 cds 14 October 1944 with provisional registered label R 42¬ NZ KW5 alongside. Purple "Passed By Censor 3007" shield type handstamp also on cover along with Diplomatica in bold red ink. ()

£20.00

 

1889

1945 Two hand addressed covers from Colonel Tancock to his daughter in England one bearing Health 1d + ½d green x 3 SG663 tied by Auckland double ring cd's 22 January 1945 other sent registered bearing Health 2d + 1d blue x 3 SG664 tied by Auckland Railway cds's 5 February 1945 both opened and sealed by Examiner DDA/106 or DDA/215 tape. ()

£6.00

 

1890

1948 Typed address cover sent air mail to USA bearing 2d orange SG680 and 6d carmine SG683 tied by Wellington CI machine cancel and cds dated 23 April 1948. Large black LATE FEE cachet on both sides. ()

£7.50

 

1891

1949 OHMS cover with printed imprint for High Commissioner for New Zealand¬ 415 Strand¬ London WC2 bottom left corner hand addressed to Ministry of Works Wellington with large black "Official Paid HO F97 NZ" cds dated 20 January 1949. ()

£10.00

 

1892

1949 OHMS New Zealand Post Office manilla cover sent air mail with typed address to USA bearing KGVI definitives 3d blue and 1/- red-brown & carmine both overprinted Official SGO140 & O157 tied by Wellington cds dated 13 May 1949.New York¬ US Postage slogan cancellation dated 20 May 1949 on reverse. ()

£10.00

 

1893

1939 Lightly soiled and creased cover having two punch holes at base (not affecting stamp) sent registered Rabaul (registered mark applied direct to cover) to England with Bulolo Goldfields 9d violet (light stain on perfs) SG220 tied by Rabaul single ring cds 16 May 1939. ()

£6.50

 

1894

1935 Hand addressed plain cover sent registered airmail Salisbury to Orange Free State bearing Silver Jubilee 1d to 6d set of 4 SG31/34 tied by two strikes of Salisbury Registered double ring cds dated 6 May 1935 - date of issue. ()

£10.00

 

1895

1960 Hand addressed illustrated FDC to Chingola Northern Rhodesia for Kariba Dam issue bearing 3d to 5/- set of 6 SG32/37 tied by two strikes of special undated Royal Visit Rhodesia & Nyasaland 1960 handstamp having Chingola N.Rhodesia cds dated 20 May 1960 applied. Stamps were issued 17 May 1960. ()

£7.50

 

1896

1944 Typed address commercial cover sent registered airmail Cape Town to Nkongsamba French Camerouns at 1s 7d rate bearing War Effort (reduced size) 4d single and 1s 3d olive-brown SG94 & 103 tied by Cape Town bilingual cds's dated 28 March 1944. Opened and sealed at left with South African censor tape tied both sides by purple censor mark and Controle Postal Militaire black on brown tape on top. Cameroun Civil censor mark on front with Doula Chargements single ring cds dated 18 April 1944 on reverse. ()

£7.50