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| Auction Details | |||
| Auction number 59 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 | ||
| Date: | 5th November 2026 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Fine Great Britain Stamps, G.B Postal History with First UK Aerial Post, Royalty, Cancellations, Paquebot Mail of the World, World War One German & British Naval Mail, Specimen Stamps from the Rhodesia Post Office, India, St. Helena, Mozambique, Baham |
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| Auction Lots - Page 5 | |||
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| 1911 (Sep 9) London to Windsor violet "privilege mail" postcard, addressed within London with KGV ½d tied by London Aerial Post c.d.s code 3, fine. Photo on Page 28. £200-250 |
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| 1911 (Sep 9) London to Windsor violet "privilege mail" envelope franked KGV 1d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code 1, addressed within London, very fine. Photo on Page 28. £250-300 |
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| 203 | |||
| 1911 (Sep 9) London to Windsor violet "privilege mail" envelope unusually franked by a QV 1d lilac tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s, addressed to "Ronald Guy Kirkwood, Secretarys Office, G.P.O London", very fine. Photo on Page 28. £350-400 |
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| 204 | |||
| 1911 (Sep 16) Violet Windsor to London "privilege mail" postcard addressed to London, a KGV ½d tied by the Windsor Aerial Post datestamp code "1", very scarce (with the code "2" datestamp used on nearly all the mail from Windsor), superb colour and condition. Photo on Page 28. £300-350 |
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| 205 | |||
| Unused brown London to Windsor postcard without a stamp affixed, signed "W. Windham, Founder", reverse with "Gamages" and "Harrods" printed on separate lines, probably a proof or specimen card (issued cards sold with a stamp affixed), very fine and scarce. Photo on Page 28. £240-280 |
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| 206 | |||
| Unused olive-green London to Windsor postcard with a KGV ½d stamp affixed, signed by the designer Mr Lendon, central vertical fold, otherwise fine. £80-100 |
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| 207 | |||
| 1911 (Sep 9) Red-brown London to Windsor postcard posted to Hendon with KGV ½d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code 5 at Hendon Aerodrome, the reverse signed by all four pilots who flew the Coronation air mail service, C. Hubert, G.W Hamel, C.H Greswell and E.F Driver. An exceptional card with all pilot signatures, including Charles Hubert who crashed on his first flight from Hendon on Sept. 11th breaking both his legs. Only three cards signed by all four pilots are recorded. Photo on Page 28. £1,000-1,200 |
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| 208 | |||
| Italy. 1911 (Sep 9) Green London to Windsor postcard addressed to Italy with two KGV ½d stamps tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s, Cernorbio arrival datestamp (Sep 16), the reverse signed by Charles Hubert. Light blue cross through address and minor staining on reverse but a scarce pilot signed card. Hubert crashed and broke both legs when taking off at Hendon on Sept. 11th; as a result very few 1911 cards were signed by him. Photo on Page 28. £200-250 |
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| 209 | |||
| 1911 (Sep 11) Picture postcard of a young lady addressed to Somerset with message "Greetings by Air from A.H.P", a KEVII ½d cancelled by the "FIRST UNITED KINGDOM / AERIAL POST / LONDON / 1" c.d.s. Very rare as only special stationery was supposed to be flown, one of three ordinary postcards recorded that have the Aerial Post datestamp and were flown, bend at right edge. Photo on Page 28. £600-800 |
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| 210 | |||
| 1911 (Sep 13) Brown London to Windsor envelope to Egham, posted unpaid with London Aerial Post code 2 datestamp and "2d / WDO" charge mark, reverse bearing a "Found Open and Officially Sealed" label tied by Egham c.d.s (Sep. 18). The enclosed letter with message "I dont know whether you will ever get this - through the air. The service doesn't seem to be a great success". The only recorded unpaid and charged Aerial Post envelope, most extraordinary as all official stationery was sold prestamped, vertical central fold, small tear at base and minor edge wear but unique. Photo on Page 30. £250-350 |
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| 211 | |||
| 1911 (Sep 14) Red London to Windsor envelope addressed within London franked KEVII 2d and 10d + KGV 1d each tied by London Aerial Post code 3 datestamp. A very unusual franking, overpaid by 1/-, fine and attractive. Photo on Page 30. £250-350 |
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| 212 | |||
| Scottish Islands. 1911 (Sep 9) Red London to Windsor envelope franked KGV 1d tied by London Aerial Post code 4 datestamp, addressed to St. Columba Hotel, Iona, with Oban (Sep. 15) backstamp; and brown emergency printing (embossed flaps) London to Windsor envelope franked KGV 1d tied by Sept. 14th London Aerial Post code 2 datestamp, addressed to Broadford, Isle of Skye, with SP 21 arrival backstamp, flown by Hamel on the Sept. 19th flight. A good pair, scarce destinations. (2). £180-220 |
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| 213 | |||
| Australia/South Africa. 1911 (Sep 9) London to Windsor postcards addressed abroad, a brown postcard to Transvaal with two KGV ½d stamps tied by the code 3 c.d.s, and red-brown postcard to Australia with KEVII ½d + KGV ½d tied by the code 4 c.d.s, minor faults. (2). £120-150 |
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| 214 | |||
| Austria. 1911 (Sep 12) Green London to Windsor envelope with enclosed notepaper addressed to Austria, franked by KEVII 1d + KGV ½d (HYA perfin) + 1d each cancelled by the London Aerial Post code 3 c.d.s, central vertical fold, unusual. £120-150 |
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| Belgium. 1911 (Sep 9) Purple-brown London to Windsor envelope addressed to Brussels, unusually franked by KEVII 2½d + KGV 1d (overpaid by 1d) tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code 3, postman's delivery handstamp "73" alongside. Photo on Page 30. £150-180216 <\i> |
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| British Columbia. 1911 (Sep 13) Brown London to Windsor postcard with printed Organising Committee message acknowledging a remittance to the Aerial Post Fund, addressed to Duncans Post Office, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, with two KGV ½d stamps tied by London Aerial Post code 3 c.d.s, very fine. An unusual use of the Organising Committee card. £120-150 |
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| Denmark. 1911 (Sep 16) Green Windsor to London postcard addressed to Copenhagen with two KGV ½d stamps tied by the Windsor Aerial Post code 2 c.d.s, reverse bearing a small cutting on these cards from a 1927 U.S newspaper, a fine and scarce use of a Windsor card to an uncommon destination. £150-180 |
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| Germany. 1911 (Sep 15) Red-brown London to Windsor emergency printing (flap embossed) envelope to Germany with KEVII ½d + two KGV 1d stamps tied by London Aerial Post code 1 datestamps, fine. £100-120 |
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| Gibraltar. 1911 (Sep 9) Brown London to Windsor postcard with printed J. & J. Colman Limited advert on reverse, addressed to Gibraltar franked KEVII ½d (J & J.C. perfin) + KGV ½d each tied by London Aerial Post code 3 c.d.s, a Gibraltar (Sep. 30) arrival c.d.s on the front. Minor creasing and tone marks to the stamps, an unusual use of this advert card to a rare overseas destination. Photo on Page 30. £200-250 |
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| India. 1911 (Sep 16) Violet Windsor to London "privilege mail" envelope addressed to India, a KGV 1d tied by Windsor Aerial Post code 2 datestamp, backstamped at Cricklewood and Kauchrapara (Oct. 8), fine colour and condition, the enclosed letter on violet notepaper written by the locomotive designer Dugald Drummond to his son. Probably a unique use of this Windsor violet envelope to India. Photo on Page 30. £1,000-1,200 |
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| India. 1911 (Sep 16) Green Windsor to London envelope franked KGV 1d tied by Windsor Aerial Post code 2 c.d.s, addressed to the ship "Rewa" at Southampton Docks and then redirected to Bombay with Southampton c.d.s (Sep. 19) alongside the stamp, backstamped at Cricklewood, London F.S, Sea Post Office Bombay - Aden and at Bombay (Oct 6). The Windsor envelope is the scarcest of all the basic stationery types and is very scarce addressed abroad; the only 1911 item seen by us sent internally then readdressed to an overseas address. Tiny tear to upper edge, otherwise fine, a rare usage. Photo on Page 30. £250-300 |
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| Ireland. 1911 (Sep 9) Green London to Windsor postcard franked KGV ½d tied by London Aerial Post code 2 c.d.s, addressed to Rathkeale, Co. Limerick, very fine. £80-100 |
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| Italy. 1911 (Sep 14) Brown London to Windsor postcard to Hotel Britannia, Cadenabbia, Lake of Como, with two KGV ½d stamps each cancelled by London Aerial Post code 2 c.d.s., Cadenabbia arrival c.d.s (Sep. 21) alongside, very fine. £100-120 |
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| 225 | |||
| Spain. 1911 (Sep 9) Red-brown London to Windsor postcard to Madrid, franked KGV 1d tied by London Aerial Post c.d.s, a scarce destination, very fine. £80-100 |
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| 226 | |||
| Sweden. 1911 (Sep 9) Green London to Windsor postcard with printed Organising Committee message acknowledging a remittance to the Aerial Post Fund, addressed to Sweden with two KGV ½d stamps each tied by London Aerial Post code 1 c.d.s and Sodertelgo arrival c.d.s. A scarce use of the Organising Committee card to an uncommon destination. Photo on Page 30. £150-180 |
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| 227 | |||
| Switzerland. 1911 (Sep 11) Brown London to Windsor postcard addressed to Switzerland, two KGV ½d stamps tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code 2, very fine. £80-100 |
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| 228 | |||
| 1911 (Sep 9) Red-brown London to Windsor postcard franked KGV ½d tied by London Aerial Post datestamp code 5 at Hendon Aerodrome, the reverse with "Roper's" added to the list of stores where cards could be posted, printed in a second operation in black, scarce. £80-100 |
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| 229 | |||
| Unused olive-green London to Windsor card bearing a KEVII ½d stamp, with printed P. C. Burton & Co Ltd, Modern Service Agents address in Aldwych, plain reverse with line for signature. P.C Burton were agents for the sale of the Aerial Post stationery. Superb and very rare. Photo on Page 34. £250-300 |
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| 230 | |||
| 1911 (Sep 9) Brown London to Windsor postcard with printed Caxton Publishing Co. advert for the book "King Edward the Seventh as a Sportsman", addressed to Scotland with KGV ½d tied by London Aerial Post code 2 c.d.s, very fine. £120-150 |
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| 231 | |||
| 1911 (Sep 9) Brown London to Windsor postcard with printed advert for The Financial News, franked KGV ½d (torn prior to use) tied by London Aerial Post code 4 c.d.s, offset of Colchester (Sep 13) arrival c.d.s, a couple of tiny tone marks, otherwise fine. £100-120 |
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| 232 | |||
| 1911 (Sep 11) Brown London to Windsor postcard franked KGV ½d tied by London Aerial Post datestamp, reverse with printed advert for Home Farms, Rhiwlas, Bala with the price of Welsh lamb and mutton, handstamped SEP 8 1911 date, posted to Bala and redirected to Barmouth with a Bala (Sep. 18, 7.45pm) datestamp, flown by Hamel on the Sept. 18th morning flight. A very rare advert, very fine. Photo on Page 34. £300-400 |
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| 233 | |||
| 1911 (Sep 9) Brown London to Windsor postcard addressed to Dublin, franked KGV ½d tied by London Aerial Post code 1 c.d.s, the reverse with printed advert for Lambert Brien & Co Ltd, Chandlers and Ironmongers of Dublin. The only example we have seen of this exceptionally rare advert, the only one for an Irish company. Photo on Page 34. £500-600 |
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| 234 | |||
| 1911 (Sep 9) Brown London to Windsor postcards franked KGV ½d, all with printed adverts on the reverse comprising Nobels Explosives, Car & General Insurance Corporation, J.&J. Colman Ltd, Brown Brothers Ltd and Wrights Coal Tar Soap, the Colman card with Aerial Post code 5 c.d.s applied at Hendon Aerodrome, Car & General Insurance card with Sep. 12 arrival backstamp, the illustrated Brown Brothers card with edge tears, Nobel Explosives card with minor surface faults caused by removal of reverse hinges, otherwise fine. (5). £260-320 |
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| 235 | |||
1911 (Sep 9) London to Windsor postcards franked KGV ½d all with messages or handstamps showing the store where they were purchased or posted, comprising green card with message "BENETFINK'S CHEAPSIDE 8.9.11 in commemoration of the first aerial post" (possibly posted by Benetfink's as an advert for the store), red-brown card written from Selfridges, green card with violet handstamp "D.H. EVANS & Co" (edge tears) and red-brown card with violet handstamp "BENETFINK & Co. JEWELLERS, CHEAPSIDE, E.C". (4). £150-200Other Air Mail Covers |
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| 236 | |||
| 1914 (Mar 25) "Harrogate Herald" newspaper folded up within a wrapper, addressed to "Mrs Henry Deakin, Swan Hydro, Harrogate. Finder of this please post" and endorsed "Thrown from Blackburn aeroplane", a 1d stamp cancelled at Harrogate tying the wrapper to the newspaper, the paper with manuscript inscription "While staying at Harrogate Mrs Leigh (Kitty's aunt) flew over the Hydro & other parts threw out this paper which was picked up & posted to me, Grace Deakin". In 1913 Harold Blackburn flew the Blackburn type D monoplane extensively throughout Yorkshire and in October beat a Lancashire built biplane in the War of the Roses air race. He flew at the Sheffield Aviation Week from March 28 - April 4, 1914, evidently flying at Harrogate just prior to this, and during the July 1914 Yorkshire Agricultural Show at Bradford flew a half hourly service between Leeds and Bradford with some newspapers carried. Some soiling, nevertheless a remarkable and unique item. £200-300 |
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| 237 | |||
| Ireland. 1924-28 Covers flown between Belfast and Liverpool, comprising 1924 Northern Air Lines experimental service from Belfast (4, one flown by Imperial from Croydon to Paris), 1928 Liverpool Civic Week covers flown from Belfast (14) or Liverpool (13) and covers with "NO FLIGHT" cachets (5), one registered express cover from Belfast franked 11½d, two covers posted in Dublin (one with G.B and Irish stamps), also two leaflets advertising the service. (38). £300-400 |
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| 238 | |||
| 1928-61 Covers and cards flown to, from or within G.B, first flights and commercial covers, including 1928-37 internal first flights (20), etc. (78). £100-150 |
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| 239 | |||
| 1931-52 Air Mail covers (35) from G.B showing various types of Air Mail label including unusual tiny blue label on 1932 cover to Uganda, 1934 7½d rate to Persia, Glasgow Air Mail machine marks, 1934 first day use of wings label on cover to Orkney, 1938 cover to New Zealand with the stamps washed off and Calpurnia crash cachet, 1938 first 1½d "all-up" flight cover to Nauru, 1941 5/- rate to India (2), 1943 2/6 to New Zealand, P.O.W 2½d lettersheets with undelivered cachets (2), etc., also some unused labels and Post Office leaflets. (41+). £180-220 |
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| 240 | |||
| Railway Air Services. 1933 (Apr 12) First R.A.S flight covers flown from Plymouth to Cardiff, Cardiff to Teignmouth, Torquay or Plymouth, Newport to Teignmouth, the first four with a G.W.R 3d newspaper parcel stamp; and May 15 flights with the first day use of the G.W.R 3d air stamp flown from Plymouth to Cardiff or Newport, Torquay to Cardiff, Cardiff to Teignmouth, Plymouth or Torquay, Cardiff to Plymouth and the return flight to Cardiff, six signed by the pilot F. Dismore, also ticket folder with enclosed ticket stubs issued to A. Phillips for the flight from Cardiff to Plymouth and back. Scarce, as few as eight covers flown on some legs. (13). £240-280 |
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| 241 | |||
| Railway Air Services. 1933-35 Covers including 1933 (May 15) Plymouth to Cardiff, July 17 Cardiff to Newton Abbot, May 22 Birmingham to Plymouth or return flights with G.W.R 3d air stamps, many 1934 flights including Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Belfast and Scottish routes, 1935 Belfast to London and return flights, one 1934 (Nov 1) Liverpool to Glasgow cover franked 2/3 with "Express To be handed to Post Office Messenger at Glasgow Station" label tied by the violet boxed "RAS / 3d PAID". (86). £350-400 |
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| 242 | |||
| 1933-35 Internal flight covers (37), flown by Provincial Airways (7, with 3d air stamps), Western Air Express, Hillman Airways, Midland & Scottish Air Ferries B.I.F flight (3), Atlantic Coast Air Services to Lundy Island (3, also 1940 Air Service Suspended cover), Blackpool & West Coast Air Services, with 1935 (May 7) Liverpool to Belfast cover bearing 1935 Silver Jubilee set F.D.C, four pilot signed covers, also a few external flight covers including 1925 (May 8) London to Chicago first U.K acceptance for air service from New York. (48). £300-350 |
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| 243 | |||
| 1936-37 Record flights between England and South Africa comprising 1936 (May 3) cover posted at Harrogate, then flown by H.L Brook in his 36HP Praga Baby with cachet "England - Cape Town Ultra light planes, in record time 16 days 20hrs" and South Africa ½d cancelled at Cape Town; and 1937 (Nov 13) cover posted in London then flown by F/O A.E Clouston and Mrs Kirby Green in a DH Comet to Cape Town in 45hrs 2mins with Cape Town arrival c.d.s and Wingfield Air-Port cachet (both Nov 16), 38 covers carried. (2). £120-150 |
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| 244 | |||
| Scotland. 1944-48 First and special flights to or from the Islands, comprising 1944 R.A.F flight from Stornaway R.A.F P.O to Glasgow, 1945 Scottish Airways Glasgow to Stornaway with Air Letter Service cachet (3, two first flights), 1947 (Feb. 9) Glasgow to South Uist, 1948 (Feb. 15/16) Inverness to Stornaway and return flight, Glasgow to Islay (Mar. 8), Glasgow to North Uist (Feb. 29) and return flight (Mar. 2), Glasgow to Tiree and return flight (June 14), Glasgow to Barra and return flight (Oct 4), several with news cuttings announcing the services. A scarce group with very small quantities flown on most flights, just twelve covers flown to Barra with five covers flown on the return flight, several signed by island Postmasters. (14). £400-500 |
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| 245 | |||
| Scotland - Emergency Flights. 1945-50 Covers comprising 1945 (Jan. 19) cover from Aberdeen to Gardenstown dropped by the R.A.F after Gardenstown was cut off by snow for ten days (cover signed by Banff Postmaster and inscribed by recipient, with letters from the Banff Postmaster and R.A.F Station at Banff describing the events); 1947 covers to North Ronaldsay (4, two window envelopes) cut off by gales since Dec. 28th all inscribed "Carried by emergency air mail, W. Scott Sub. PM" with a 14 JA 47 arrival c.d.s (with news cutting); and 1950 (Jan. 31) cover from Coll endorsed "emergency flight Isle of Coll - Glasgow Jan. 31st 1950" (with letter from Coll Postmaster). Very scarce. (6). £240-300 |
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| 246 | |||
| Channel Islands. 1945-53 Covers comprising 1945 (Sep 8/10) first Jersey Airways flights between Jersey, Guernsey and Southampton (4), 1946 (June 18) Alderney to Guernsey, 1947 (May 22) Alderney to Southampton pilot signed, 1947 B.E.A flights between Jersey, Guernsey and Southampton, 1947 final Channel Is. Airways flight from Guernsey, etc. (22) £200-240 |
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| 247 | |||
| 1947-54 Covers flown within the U.K including 1947 flights to or from Scilly Isles (4), 1948 B.E.A helicopter flights (22), 1949-50 Airway Letter Service from Manchester (3) or London (6), 1951-54 covers with B.E.A Air Letter stamps (19), etc. Also a 1950 cover flown around the world with Australia, G.B, U.S.A and Canada stamps all cancelled at towns called Windsor. (67). £180-220 |
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| 248 | |||
1970s-80s R.A.F Flight covers, many signed by the pilots or other notable figures. (Many 100s). £100-200Cancellations |
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| 249 | |||
| 1840 (Sep 12) Cover to London bearing a 1d black (JL plate 1a, three margins, cut into at base) tied by a red Maltese Cross, almost certainly of Jersey, red oval "PAID SHIP LETTER / LONDON" datestamp alongside, reverse with "SOUTHAMPTON / SHIP-LETTER" and a London arrival datestamp, seal cut out from reverse. Rockoff and Jackson record and illustrate two similar 1d black covers with Jersey Maltese Crosses both with the same Southampton and London Ship Letter handstamps (Encyclopaedia of The Maltese Cross, vol. 1, page 131), very scarce. Photo on Page 34. £400-500 |
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| 250 | |||
| 1840 (Oct 7) Entire letter posted in Aberdeen, locally addressed, franked 1d black SD plate 4 re-entry (four margins, close but clear at foot) tied by ruby Maltese Cross, boxed Aberdeen backstamp, two light file folds, otherwise fine. S.G. £2,500. Photo on Page 34. £300-350 |
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| 251 | |||
| 1841 (Jan 12) Entire letter from Portsmouth to London franked 1d black, BB plate 4 with good to large margins tied by a Maltese Cross in an unusual and distinctive pink colour, Portsmouth c.d.s alongside, the cover toned with internal repairs to folds. £200-250 |
| Auction Details | |||
| Auction number 59 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 | ||
| Date: | 5th November 2026 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Fine Great Britain Stamps, G.B Postal History with First UK Aerial Post, Royalty, Cancellations, Paquebot Mail of the World, World War One German & British Naval Mail, Specimen Stamps from the Rhodesia Post Office, India, St. Helena, Mozambique, Baham |
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