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TORONTO - "AMERICA L" HANDSTAMP ON COVER TO KIRKBY STEPHEN, WESTMORELAND: 11 Sep. 1840 EL with double-ring "AMERICA/L" (America-Liverpool) mark in black & ""CITY of TORONTO/SE 11/1840/U.C." c.d.s. and charge marks "Stg. 2/4 - Cy. 2/8". The "AMERICA L" was struck at Liverpool on some Transatlantic mail but is scarce on mail from Canada. Geographically, Kirkby Stephen is relatively near to Liverpool and the letter may have been in a 'local bag'. PHOTO - see above. £200
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MAIL TO FRANCE, CROWNED CIRCLE 'PAID AT QUEBEC', ETC: 12 Oct. 1843 EL from Quebec to Lyon with fine "PAID/AT/QUEBEC L.C." crowned circle postmark in red & "QUEBEC/OC 12/1843/ L.C." also in red, plus "P-D" (Paid to Destination ) in oval; letter was carried via Halifax, Nova Scotia by Cunard "Arcadia"; 20 Mar. 1849 EL from Port Dover, U.C. to Aix-en-Provence endorsed "Part pay to this Destination" with "PORT DOVER U.C. 20 March 1849" (date in manuscript), Montreal c.d.s. & French transit mark; carried via Halifax, Nova Scotia by Cunard "Niagara". Charge marks of 1/11 & 2/2 in red. Also 18 Mar 1848 from Quebec to Paris via New York with v. fine "PAID/AT/QUEBEC L.C." crowned circle in red. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 40. £150
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LETTER TO CONSTANTINOPLE WITH CROWNED CIRCLE "PAID AT QUEBEC", OPEN & CLOSED MAIL VIA USA, ETC; 1843-49 group of covers inc. 15 Feb 1849 EL from Quebec to Constantinople with fair "PAID/AT/QUEBEC L.C." crowned circle in red. Letter is addressed to "Chaplain to the Embassy, Constantinople c/o John Bedarle, Foreign Office, Downing Street, London" and probably forwarded by diplomatic bag, there being no onward transmission marks. 30 Jan 1845 EL from Quebec to Greenock endorsed "prepaid to New York" & "p Sailing Packet" with fine "PAID/AT/QUEBEC L.C." crowned circle in red (a fold through this), etc. (6 covers) PHOTO - see page 40. £150
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'UNPAID' MAIL TO NORWAY & FRANCE, : 2 May 1857 EL from Quebec to Larvik, Norway via London & Hamburg with "QUEBEC/MY 2/1857/U.C" d.s. and oval "KDOPA.HAMBURG 22 5 6-7M" (Chief Danish Post Office in Hamburg"; rate marks of "2/-" (crossed out), "1/-", "133/4" (schillings) in blue & "18" in red (Danish?); 5 Jan 1857 EL from Montreal to Cognac via London with incorrect boxed "GB/1F60C" mark (i.e. US rate) & handstamped "16" (decimes) beside a "ETATS-UNIS PAQ. BRIT. A CALAIS A JANV. 57" d.s. PHOTO - see page 40. £160
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MAIL TO ENGLAND WITH HANDSTAMPED "8", "8d Stg PAID 10 Cy", ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, COLLINS LINE, ETC; 1850-56 group of covers inc. 29 Dec 1856 cover from Montreal to London with v. fine "8d Stg. PAID 10 Cy." handstamp in red & "MONTREAL/PAID/DE29/1856/CANADA" 'Tombstone' in red, carried on Cunard "Canada"; fine 31 Oct. 1855 cover from Toronto to Bridlington with "PKT. LETTER/PAID/LIVERPOOL/18 NO/B 55 O" 'Tombstone' in red and "8 paid 10" handstamp in red, 13 Feb 1855 EL from Montreal to London carried by Collins Line "Atlantic" with manuscript "8" (crossed out) and "1/2", etc. (8 covers) PHOTO - see page 40. £150
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LIVERPOOL "BY-CANADIAN PACKET" & EARLY "PAID LIVERPOOL COL PACKET" HANDSTAMPS: Dec. 24 1857 stampless cover from Toronto to Allinthwaite, near Kendal, England and fine "BY-CANADIAN/PACKET" in red, struck at Liverpool and fair "PKT LETTER/PAID/LIVERPOOL/JA 7/A 58" 'Tombstone; 25 Feb. 1858 cover (stamp removed) from Toronto to Kirkby Stephen, Westmoreland with v. fine "BY-CANADIAN PACKET"; also 5 Sep. 1859 circular "PAID/LIVERPOOL/COL PACKET/20 SP 59/4A" in red, an early use of this type. (8 covers) PHOTO - see page 41. £200
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"PAID 6d Stg" & "PAID DERRY COL PKT" HANDSTAMPS, MAIL TO MAINLAND EUROPE, ETC: 7 Nov 1867 stampless cover from London, Ont. to Portarlington, N.I. with scarce circular "PAID/DERRY/NO 19 67/COL PACKET/E" in red and "PAID 6d Stg" handstamp in red; Also 9 Sep. 1864 cover from Quebec to Tournay, Belgium, 19 Mar 1869 cover from Montreal to Cognac, May 1860 cover to Germany, etc. (6 covers) PHOTO - see page 41. £180
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SOUTH ZORRA, U.C. TO ENGLAND VIA USA, STAMPED "BRITISH PACKET" COVER: Fine 16 Apr. 1859 EL from South Zorra, U.C. to Wigton, Cumberland prepaid with the pen-cancelled 8d Stg/10d Cy 'Cartier' SG 15 (slightly shaved at left). Cover was carried by Cunard "Canada" out of Boston and has a v. fine circular "PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR. PACKET/2 MY 59/2A" in red. With 1989 Buhler Certificate; a lovely cover. PHOTO - see page 5. £300
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TWO 121/2c STAMPED COVERS TO SCOTLAND CARRIED BY THE ALLAN LINE: 30 May 1867 cover from Kingston to Linlithgow, Scotland franked with 1859 121/2c green & barred circle cancel, having a v. fine "GLASGOW PACKET/PAID/JU 12/1867" mark and 23 May 1861 cover to Glasgow also bearing the 121/2c green with 'target' cancel and having a fine ""GLASGOW PACKET/COL. PAID/J[U] 6/186" mark; this cover was carried by the Allan Line "Nova Scotian" and is addressed to J & A Allan (of the Allan Line). (2) PHOTO - see page 41. £200
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17 CENT RATE MAIL TO SCOTLAND: 31 Mar. 1862 cover from Hamilton to Edinburgh carried by Cunard "America" franked by 1859 17c (8d Stg.) slate-blue 'Cartier' with an indistinct duplex cancel; also an interesting 27 Apr. 1865 letter from Toronto to Nairn, Scotland via Fleetwood, Lancashire enclosed within another to save postage and forwarded from its GB destination! (2) PHOTO - see page 41. £140
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BALANCE OF TRANSATLANTIC 'CANADA TO EUROPE' COLLECTION: 1876-1900 group of covers & Postal Stationery cards franked with Large & Small 'Queens' inc. 5c 'Large Queen' on 31 Dec 1876 cover from Toronto to London, 1880s/90s cover to Orkney with a 1c yellow 'Small Queen' cancelled by a segmented cork 'killer' and endorsed "Xmas cards only", 12 Aug 1877 cover from Montreal to Poole, England endorsed "Via New York" and bearing a 2c green 'Small Queen', etc. (c.21 covers) PHOTO - see page 41. £240
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CARTON with the early to modern miscellany of covers & cards inc. Airmails, Postal Stationery, Postage Dues and Railway interest. (Qty.) £150
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ALBUM with the mint & used collection of QV & KEVII issues inc. "Widows Weeds" mint (gum faults) & used, 1897 Jubilee to $1 mint (some gum faults), 1897-98 Maple Leaves mint (some gum disturbance) & used, 1903-12 KEVII to 50c mint (faults) plus imperf 2c mint block of four & used strip of five, Quebec set mint & used, etc. A little remaindering noted. (Approx. 300) £500
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ALBUM: with the QV-KGVI collection of mint & used adhesives inc. the beginnings of a detailed study of QV large & small heads values from 1c-10c used with varieties & occasional postmark interest. With 1897 Jubilee 1/2c, 1c, 5c, 6c & 8c mint, QV maple leaves low values used. Some strength in QV Newfoundland, New Brunswick & Nova Scotia inc. Nova Scotia 1851 3d blue used & few Prince Edward Island in mixed condition. We note better QV fiscals inc. p.dues & a 1895-89 2c reg. orange horiz. pair. The collection continues with a mixture of mostly KGV mint & used issues & mint blocks. (Small Qty) £400
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ALBUM with the QV to QEII mint & used collection inc. a useful selection of 19th century issues, good representative ranges of KGV & KGVI inc. some better mint sets (predominantly adhering to the album leaves) and a sprinkling of early QEII types. (sev. 100s) £260
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ALBUM with the mint & used collection of Admiral issues inc. 3c carmine imperf block of four with type "D" wmk., 1912 20c olive mint block of four (gum disturbance), 1922-31 to $1 mint, 1922-31 1c & 2c mint imperf between horizontal pairs, plus sundry imperf types, booklet panes & coil joins. (Approx. 300) £240
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ALBUM with the early to modern mint & used collection of predominantly "back of book" issues inc. Officials, Precancels & Fiscals. (Qty.) £200
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KGV-QEII USED COLLECTION ON ALBUM LEAVES: Strength in KGV issues with values to $1 (4) with good range of shades in earlier definitives. Also a range of Newfoundland issues. Mainly fine. (Few 100's) £75
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MINT COLLECTION OF SETS; Range incl. 1928-29 complete set, 1930-31 complete set ($1 used), 1935 1c - $5 complete set plus 1c-3c coils, 1937-38 complete set plus 1c-3c coils. SG approx. £750 (69 stamps) £150
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1851 laid paper 3d & 6d, 1852-57 wove paper 1/2d, 3d. & 7d. 1858-59 1/2d (pen cancel) & 3d. 1859 1c (3), 3c (9), 10c (6), 121/2c (4) & 10c (3). 1864 2c (2). All used, mixed condition but some good examples are included. (34) £500
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1851-64 6d grey on thin card, 6d deep grey on card, 6d grey blue & 71/2d black. 1857-64 1/2d rose & 1/2d black. All overprinted vertically "SPECIMEN". Also 10d green imperf on wove paper. Mostly fine. (7) £300
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1857 wove paper, 10d blue, just touched at top left corner. Sound used.SG14 £1,600. PHOTO - see page 33. £200
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COVER TO UK - PREPAID AT THE 51c TRIPLE RATE VIA CUNARD LINE - CHARGED POSTAGE DUE ON ARRIVAL:1859 (14 May) E from Chippawa "Per Royal Mail Steamer Via Boston/18 May 1859" (carried on the Cunard line "Niagra" out of Boston - 18 May for Liverpool 29 May) to Suffolk bearing 1859 17c vertical pair & marginal single (originally a vertical strip of three - three wide margins, touched at left, lower stamp of pair with crease) all with m/s grid cancellations (Canadian postmasters were instructed NOT to use datestamps to cancel stamps). With a fine "MORE TO-PAY" h.s. and as an underpaid letter charged a deficiency of 8d plus 6d fine, making the "1/2d charged. A fascinating cover which illustrates the confusion over postage rates between Canada & UK regarding triple rate items. The cover also bears a GB 1860 (Sept) 4d customs duty stamp which clearly does not belong. Note: Canada converted to decimal currency on 1st July 1859 only three months after this cover was sent. PHOTO - see page 6. £2,400
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COVER TO UK AT 17c SINGLE LETTER RATE VIA CUNARD: 1863 (7 July) env from Montreal to London bearing a lightly cancelled perf. 12 17c blue. PHOTO - see page 41. £80
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LARGE QUEENS 1868-90: The chiefly used selection on leaves with 1/2c, 1c (7), 2c (3), 3c (6), 5c (2), 6c (10), 121/2c (5) & 15c (16). Some faults but many are good to fine (c.50) £300
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QV/KEVII RATE COVERS: The small selection of chiefly QV period rate mail inc. a useful range of Small Queens (1c Drop Letter Rate x2,, 2c local delivery rate cover, 3c Indian red on cover ex Toronto to Listowell, 5c on mourning cover, 2c & 3c on env. to London East with fancy cancels of Kingston, 1c x 2. Also 3c on env. registered from Toronto to Sandwich, etc. Plus sundry Jubilee & Quebec Frankings inc. 1897 env. ex Montreal to England bearing Jubilee 5c tied by flag cancellation (24) £180
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SMALL QUEENS 1870-88: The mint and used collection on leaves inc. 1/2c black marginal mint block of ten, sundry other mint values inc. 5c, 6c, 8c, etc., a good range of used shades &interest in various cancellations. Condition a little mixed. (Approx. 180) £150
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1897 JUBILEE SET in fair to fine used condition. The dollar values have medium to heavy roller cancellations & the $4 is well off centre. Four extra shades of lower values are included. (20) PHOTO - see page 33. £500
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POSTAL RATES: 1898-1907 covers (26) with various postal rates inc. 1898 2c rate from Kensington P.E.I. to Halifax, N.S. 1899 1c bulk posting receipt. 1904 double rate 10c registered rate to USA. 1897 1c env uprated with Jubilee 1c pair to Boston. 1904 env registered from Toronto to New Brunswick with 1c & a Jubilee 5c. 1902 env registered with "numeral" 1c (2) & 5c. Also 1898 env from Montreal to P.E.I. with on reverse an advertisement for Improved Self Opening Bags. £120
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KEVII 1903-12 7c straw SG 181a. Scarce 1912 printing in unmounted mint block of 20. Top two rows of sheet with complete plate 2 imprint. Fresh colour. A nice item. (20) PHOTO - see above. £650
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1908 Quebec Tercentenary 1c green, a mounted mint completely imperforate vertical pair. Fine SG 189 var. footnote £600 PHOTO - see page 33. £200
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1908 Quebec Tercentenary 15c brownish orange sunken die proof "F - 196" produced by The American Bank Note Co. on card (147 x 105 mm). Fine. PHOTO - see page 41. £200
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KGV RATE COVERS: Folder with the chiefly KGV period collection of covers & cards illustrating a variety of postal rates and mostly bearing Admiral adhesives. (Approx. 50) £150
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1915 WAR TAX OVERPRINTS: The mint group comprising a basic set of three, 20c & 50c marginal blocks of four plus the set of three with additional "INLAND REVENUE" opt. The odd value with disturbed gum. (14) p.33 £180
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1927-50 MINT & USED COLLECTION ON LEAVES inc. 1928-29 to $1 mint (gum disturbance) & used, 1930-31 to $1 mint & used, 1935 to $1 mint & used, 1937-38 to $1 mint, War Effort to $1 mint, 1946 Peace to $1 mint plus a good selection of booklet panes, etc. (Few 100's) £240
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FLAG CANCELLATIONS: 1896-1977 The interesting collection of flag cancellations inc. Montreal & Ottawa. Examples inc. Richardson types 1 (Dies A to F) of Montreal, 1897 Jubilee types of Montreal & Ottawa, Richardson types 7 (Dies A to F) of Toronto and type 8 various Dies of Montreal. Also a good range of later types. (47 covers + a few pieces) PHOTO - see page 41. £140
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FLAG CANCELLATIONS - 1901 TORONTO EXPOSITION TYPES:1901 envs (2) & a card plus two pieces with Toronto exposition flag cancellation comprising Richardson types 10 (Die A), 11 (Die B) & 12 (Die E) & on pieces types 11 & 12 Dies B & D. Good clear strikes. (5 items) PHOTO - see page 41. £120
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AIRMAILS - AERO CLUB OF CANADA VIGNETTES: 1918 (25 Aug) 25c red & black, a tete-beche pane of two, trace of thin, mounted mint. Also 1919 (25 Aug) $1 red & blue, fine mounted mint. Unitrade CLP 2 & 3. PHOTO - see page 43. £300
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AIRMAILS - COLLECTION OF COVERS WITH SOME PRIVATE AIRLINES: 1925-2006 The selection of flown covers with a good number of 1932-34 1st flights bearing 6c Air adhesives. 1931 Maritime & Newfoundland Airways cover with label for the intended 1st flight from St Pierre to Canada flight. Canadian Airways flight covers x 2. 1932 1st Ottawa conference flight (pilot signed) and a group of modern registered flown covers. (80 covers) £140
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AIRMAILS - CHERRY RED AIRLINE LTD: 1929 (3 July) 10c red on black, a complete pane of fifty (5 x 10 - two thinned & some marginal faults at foot), a lower left corner block of 12 (3 a 4) and a single. Also a proof on yellow paper. Plus six used on covers. A fine group. £140
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AIRMAILS - COMMERCIAL AIRWAYS LTD: 1929-30 the small selection with mint 1929 (18 May) (10c) black, 1930 (2 June) (10c) black pane of ten & a single. 1930 (10c) purple and (10c) orange. Also 1929 (10c) black used on 1st flight from Edmonton to Grande Prarie service. 1930 (10c) black and (10c) orange used on 1st flight covers from Athabasca to Fort McMurray and Edmonton to Fort McMurray. Mostly fine. (8 items) £120
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AIRMAILS - ESTEVAN - WINNIPEG PROMOTIONAL ISSUE:1924 (1 Oct) A special cover carried on the 1st Estevan to Winnipeg flight bearing KGV 1c & 2c plus an example of the Estevan-Winnipeg promotional label. Fine. Plus an unused example of the label. Unitrade CLP5. PHOTO - see page 41. £120
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AIRMAILS - LAURENTIDE AIR SERVICE LTD.:1924 (30 Aug) (25c) light green, a complete booklet pane of two. Very minor rust spots, unmounted and rare. Unitrade CL1 Can $6,000 as unmounted. Only 200 printed. PHOTO - see page 43. £500
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AIRMAILS - LAURENTIDE AIR SERVICE LTD.:1924 (5 Sept) (25c) a vertical pane of two and a dark blue green single. 1924 (1 Oct) perf 113/4 (25c) red block of four and (2 Oct - 25c) red rouletted at top. Fine mint. Unitrade CL2, 2c, 3 & 4 (8) £120
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AIRMAILS - NORTHERN AIR SERVICE/FAIRCHILD AIR TRANSPORT LTD: 1925 (27 June) env carried on the 1st Northern Air Service Rouyn to Haileybury flight with (25c) on reverse. Pilot signed. 1926 (19 Oct) 1st flight cover from Haileybury to Rouyn flight with (25c) deep blue on reverse. Pilot signed. 1928 (13 April) env carried by Yukon Airways on the 1st Atlin to Carcross flight with 25c blue Yukon adhesive & 2c green Canada adhesive. (3 covers). PHOTO - see page 41. £100
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AIRMAILS - PATRICIA AIRWAYS: 1927-28 the mint selection of various issues inc. 1927 (27 May) (50c) rouleted, a good but small range of overprints and three on cover. 1928 (10c) pane of eight. Fine (11 items) £140
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AIRMAILS - VIGNETTES:1925-34 A selection of air mail company vignettes inc. 1928 Klondike 25c blue. 1925 Northern Air Service 25c blue.1926 Fairchild 25c red (7, inc. a pane of five), deep blue vertical tete-beche pair, a pane of ten with 2nd & 4th rows inverted. 1927 Yukon Airways 25c blue (3, inc. a pair) and 1926 Elliot Fairchild 25c pane of eight. Mostly fine. (48) £140
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AIRMAILS - WESTERN CANADA AIRWAYS SERVICE: 1927 (1st May) (10c) black & pink, a complete pane of 50 (5 x 10), four singles and an example of the Jubilee issue. Fine mint. Also seven used on first flight covers. A fine lot. £120
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MARITIME - SHIPPING LINE POSTCARDS ETC: 1905-60 PPC's & a few envs. Inc., views of ocean going liners with Alan line (9), Dominion line (2), Canadian Pacific (10) plus a few other cards written on board and "PAQUEBOT" cancellations. Generally fine but some cards creased. (45) £160
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MILITARY: Collection of covers & cards inc. Boer War "Gloria Mundi" & "Rule Britannia" unused Patriotic cards, 1903 "The Flag That Braved The Battle & The Breeze" env. (punch holes) used to Barnardo, 1914 PPC with Crowned Circle Expeditionary Force cancel, Inter-War Military Camp Cancels, WWII F.P.O.s, Censored, etc. (c.32 items) £150
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