Postal Auction November 2023 - 339

Bids to be received by Monday 6th of November 2023 1:00 PM

Lots (2165)

Lot 169
POSTCARDS

France: WWI Bomb factory in Lyon group of 25 different unused postcards showing aspects of the munitions factory including fitting the fuses, visit of Albert Thomas in 1915-16 Minister of Armaments incl proposals for using women labour in the factories, many showing women workers at the factory, use of electric light in the factory, checking the shells on the production line, railway lines in and out of the factories etc. Fascinating, very good condition. (25).

Estimate £ 50.00
Lot 170
POSTCARDS

GB 1906 Prisoners at Exercise postcard on printed Christmas 1906 card from Capt S Brazier secretary of Prison and Workhouse Mission Dept (Marble Arch London) bearing ½d yellow-green perfinned and LONDON CDS. Intr.

Estimate £ 18.00
Lot 171
POSTCARDS

GB EDVII onwards well filled shoebox of town and village CDS postmarks arranged by types Single Ring (22), Postage Due (45), Railway (80), double ring (69), Skeleton Rubbers (38), Squared Circles (97), duplex (139) for approx 545 different PPCs, lots of greetings, Views, topographical etc. Good variety, ideal for postmark enthusiast as mainly all good complete strikes. Approx 545.

Estimate £ 275.00
Lot 172
POSTCARDS

GB GV Postcards large group of c90, mainly ½d defins tied by different CAMP CDS postmarks many appear military, also some nice Exhibition cancels, appear all different including Sutton Veny Camp, Blackdown camp, Bordon Camp, Bovington Camp (opened 1899 still in use), Bourley Camp, Boyton Camp, APO No.5 1906, 1910 Currage Camp, Curragh Camp (Ireland, two incl large double ring), Deepcut Camp, Frensham Common, plus so many more, variety of topographical subjects, 1906 Beaulieu Camp (Military training camp) large CDS (vertical crease) etc, Approx 90.

Estimate £ 180.00
Lot 173
POSTCARDS

GB MILITARY - Approx 340+ PPCs and plain postcards mainly WWI-WWIII all different with dozens of different soldiers cards including Military Camps, WWI FPO, WWI APO, many censored incl RAF censors 288, mostly on active service, some with stamps EDVII onwards, mainly GV adhs. Interesting lot. 340+.

Estimate £ 250.00
Lot 174
POSTCARDS

Orange River Colony: 1906-07 Two postcards bearing EDVII 1d red tied HEIL BRON ORC CDS cancel or Bloemfontein CDS showing Railway Institute or late Ex President Kruger coloured card. (2).

Estimate £ 18.00
Lot 175
POSTCARDS

Postage Due - Underpaid postcards (various topographical) mainly from UK towns mostly GV ½d green tied mainly all different towns with 1d to Pay, or liable to Letter Rate h/s in black each with 1d red or 2d black postage due, includes 1919 '1d 400' in oval, 1d To Pay 960, 2d 577, 2d To Pay 575, manuscript 1d To Pay 911, 1d 868, 1d 63, 1d 602, a few unstamped hence 2d rate applied. Useful group (40+).

Estimate £ 80.00
Lot 176
POSTCARDS

Suchard Chocolate turn of the 20th century advertising postcards mainly Swiss cards, each design different on six PPCs.

Estimate £ 30.00
Lot 177
POSTCARDS

Syria: Nice collection of unused and few used incl divided backs with wide range of different views and scenes from Aleppo or Damascus, 1900 used with Russia defin 2k green tied to obverse Lycee Imperial, Balbek, 1905 used to Germany, street scenes, Damascus Palace Hotel, 1932 used on obverse to Italy, Mosque, La Gaserne, La Mairie, Maya Hotel, a few Lebanon etc, lovely lot (44).

Estimate £ 44.00
Lot 178
REVENUES & CINDERELLA

ARGENTINA REVENUES: Plastic storage box filled to the brim with a duplicated mass of Federal, Provincial & Municipal revenues plus many 'taxpaids' most being mounted on to small sheets circa 1930's (these ex Dr. Albert Thill), some approval books (ex Kiddle) plus a remaindered auction lot from the 1974 Robson Lowe sale with a collection of State revenues. Condition overall is very good. Huge amount of material to go through and rarely offered in such quantity. (many 1,000's)

Estimate £ 800.00
Lot 179
REVENUES & CINDERELLA

Bechuanaland: 1913 Cape of Good Hope revenues overprinted BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE £5 green and green used with oval Magistrates cancel in violet and pen signature, slightly discoloured in top right otherwise scarce, Barefoot 28 Cat £250.

Estimate £ 125.00
Lot 180
REVENUES & CINDERELLA

British Commonwealth: Group on cards including Swaziland 1922 Revenue Only 5s brown and grey (Barefoot 74, £75), £1 red & green (two examples, colour diffused Barefoot 85 £125 each), Orange Free States 1900 VRI 1s6d on 18d blue, 2s violet, 3s brown, 6s green, £1 purple, £5 green, Bank Draft 1900 3d blue with D missing serif Barefoot 4b. Orange River Colony 1903 £10 (Barefoot 119), Natal 1885 £5 green and red (2), £1.10s lilac & blue, S. Africa GV Consular 10s, 1914 £2 black and orange (Bft 14), Stellaland 1884 Lions 2/6 grey mint (2). Usual minor faults, intr group (20).

Estimate £ 360.00

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