Coronation of KGVI - illustrated cover with Coronation stamp & ½d green (KEVIII) with cds 'HIGHLAND T.P.O.' on FDI 13th May 1937. Written address and neatly opened at left. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £20.00)
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Lot #11362 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1937
First 4 low values issued on FDI 10th May 1937 on illustrated (Coronation) cover with typed address and cancelled with 'REGISTERED NEWPORT MON'. With 'Atlantic Coast Air Services, Half Penny' label cancelled 'BARNSTAPLE, LUNDY ISLAND' on 11th May 1937, backstamped 'BARNSTAPLE DEVON' on 11th May 1937. Also with ½ puffin red, cancelled 'LUNDY / MY 14 37 / LUNDY'. Unusual. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £28.00)
Lot #11363 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1937
Coronation on clean illust. FDC, printed address, v. fine. Cat £35 {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.00)
Lot #11364 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1937-47
KGVI Definitives set except missing 8d u.m. Cat £38 {UM} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £9.60)
Lot #11365 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1940
Centenary, 1946 Peace, 1948 RSW 2½d, Channel Is. Liberation and 1949 UPU on illust. FDCs, typed/printed addresses. {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £61.60)
Lot #11366 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1940
Centenary of First Adhesive Postage Stamp - set of 6v on plain cover, cds 'DOWN SPECUIAL T.P.O.' on FDI 6th May 1940. Small spot on front and opened at base. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.00)
Lot #11367 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1940
Postage Stamp Centenary - set of 6v on illustrated cover, special handstamp 'ADHESIVE STAMP CENTENARY, BOURNEMOUTH' on FDI 6th May 1940. Handwritten address. Creased. Cover specialist cat value £50. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.00)
Lot #11368 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1940
Centenary of First Adhesive Postage Stamp - 1d red on illustrated cover, handstamp 'STAMP CENTENARY (RED CROSS) EXHIBITION, LONDON' on FDI 6th May 1940. Neatly typed address. A few light surface marks.Cover specialist cat value £60. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £20.00)
Lot #11369 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1941-51
Mint sets: 1941-42 definitive set upright wmk complete, 2½d inv wmk; 1950-52 colour change set of 6v wmk upright & sideways complete; 1937 Coronation; 1940 Centenary; 1946 Victory; 1948 Channel Is Liberation; 1948 Olympic Games; 1949 UPU; 1951 Festival of Britain. Total of 38 stamps in mounts on album pages. Cat £36 {UM} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £9.60)
Lot #11370 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1943
GVI 2½d pale ultra x 2 & ½d pale green OHMS registered cover Field Post Office 229 28 Feb 1943 cds cancels. OHMS economy reuse label addressed to OIC Central Clearing House St Pitroc Hotel Ilfracombe. Registration label without office name. Nice clean cover. {C} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £14.40)
Lot #11371 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1946
Victory - set of 2v on illustrated cover (Forces Personnel), slogan postmark 'DON'T WASTE BREAD, OTHERS NEED IT', cds 'EDINBURGH' on FDI 11th June 1946. Superb condition neat address and reasonably clear postmark. Retail price c£49. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £20.00)
Lot #11372 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1946
Victory - set of 2v on illustrated cover, slogan postmark 'DON'T WASTE BREAD - OTHERS NEED IT' on FDI 11th June 1946 (Kensignton W8). Typed address to South Africa. Minor creasing. Cover specialist cat value £85. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £28.00)
Lot #11373 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1946
Peace blocks of 4 on reverse of white reg. 'Geniality illust. FDC, typed address, used from London to USA. Cat £65 {C} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #11374 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1948
RSW on separate matching illust. FDC's, printed addresses (J. Sanders, Southampton), fine. Scarce. Cat £425 (image available) {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £268.80)
Lot #11375 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1948
West Ealing Broadway 21 May 1948 registered airmail cover to Nairobi with Silver Wedding £1-& C/Isles Liberation pair x 2 of each. Each tied with very fine cds cancels. Nairobi receiving 25 May 48 on reverse. A little soiled left side & some wrinkling. Scarce commercial use. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £28.00)
Lot #11376 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1948
Olympics (with Games Slogan cancel, some toned perfs) and 1949 UPU (roughly opened) on illust. FDCs, handstamped/typed addresses. Cat £130 {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £21.60)
Lot #11377 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1949
UPU on illust. FDC, typed address, fine. Cat £80 {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £28.80)
Lot #11378 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1951
'Festival' high values 2s.6d to £1 and Festival of Britain 2½d & 4d on brown Registered Letter with FDI 3rd May 1951, cancelled with 'LONDON CHIEF OFFICE EC1' cds. Neatly written address. Retail price c£350. (image available) {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £168.00)
Lot #11379 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1951
Colour change low values ½d to 2½d and Festival of Britain 2½d & 4d on illustrated FDC with 'BATTERSEA' cds and slogan cancel for 3rd May 1951. Label address to USA, envelope opened top and right. Retail value c£200. (image available) {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £60.00)
Lot #11380 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1951
'Festival' high values 2s.6d to £1 and Festival of Britain 2½d & 4d on plain cover with FDI 3rd May 1951, cancelled with 'OFFICIAL SANDRINGHAM' cds. Typed address. Cover produced after the date of issue. Stamps are genuine, cover is forged. {F} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £20.00)
Lot #11381 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1951
'Festival' high values 2s.6d to £1, Festival of Britain 2½d & 4d, and 5 low values colour change ½d to 2½d on plain brown (registered 'OXTED') cover with FDI 3rd May 1951, cancelled with 'OXTED' cds. Neatly written address. Retail price c£300 (image available) {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £144.00)
Lot #11382 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1951
'Festival' high values. 2s.6d to £1 on illustrated FDC with 'BATTERSEA' cds and slogan cancel for 3rd May 1951. Very fine cover. Retail price c£900. (image available) {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £440.00)
Lot #11383 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1951
Definitive colour change, ½d to 2½d on illustrated Festival of Britain cover, cancelled 'KINGS ESTATE, WALLSEND, NTHBD' on FDI 3rd May 1951. Registered 'WALLSEND 5'. Retail price £157 in 2017. (image available) {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £60.00)
Lot #11384 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1951
Festival of Britain, low values - set of 2v on illustrated cover, wavy line cds 'BATTERSEA SW11' on FDI 3rd May 1951. Addressed to Buffalo USA, received 'BUFFALO N.Y.' on 21st May 1951, typed address crossed through 'not here' with additional written address. Cover specialist cat value £60. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.00)
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