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Public Auction Bowdon May 2025 - 376

Bids to be received by Tuesday 13th of May 2025 2:00 PM

Lots (750)

Lot 493
Great Britain

Limited Edition prestige stamp books for Marvel Spiderman, Star Wars with LED torch, Star Wars booklet both in a special tin (small dents), also an exploded Queen's 90th Birthday booklet emblazoned with 22 carat gold embossing (no stamps, tear to remaining pane, No.1167 of 1926), huge original costs in the £100s, 3 prestige books complete.

Estimate £ 75.00
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Lot 494
Great Britain

MANCHESTER / 185 mileage mark in GREEN on 1813 (13 Dec) E.L Manchester to Rochdale with manuscript 4 charge mark, MANCHESTER 185 green mileage mark on obverse (rare in green).

Estimate £ 40.00
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Lot 495
Great Britain

MANCHESTER 185 mileage round datestamp in red 1816 (24 Mar) E.L to Lincoln's Inn Fields London (public house) with manuscript charge mark, mileage 185 at the top of the circle, name reading outwards, fine h/s.

Estimate £ 36.00
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Lot 496
Great Britain

MANCHESTER CANCELS - Collection in a cover album from a few prestamp covers with main part 1840s onwards with many nice dated and undated arc cancels in different colours noted ASHTON UNDER LYNE, DIDSBURY, RUSHOLME, PAID AT MANCHESTER (2 diff), HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, straight line WINDSOR BRIDGE, M'CHES ARDWICK in blue, UPPER MILL with L oval b/s, WITHINGTON, PICCADILLY, sideways duplex 1856 MANCHESTER with ALBERT PLACE in blue, GREENACRES MOOR green or black, DOBSCROSS, SALFORD, LEVENSHULME, spoon cancel 1R, 1870 1s green pl.4 to Italy, 2½d rosy-mauve pl. 7 on cvr to Germany, fascinating lot. (25).

Estimate £ 200.00
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Lot 497
Great Britain

OLD TIME collection in springback album on various different leaves with better throughout including 1841 1d imperf MX cancels (3) with RC showing guideline top right, with numeral cancels (9 + 2 pairs), 1841 2d blue (4 + pair), 1854-57 1d stars (21), 1858-79 1d plates run to 220 partly complete, 1858-79 2d plates (15 + pair), 1865 4d plates run, 1867 3d rose plates run, 1s (2), 2s blue, 2½d rosy-mauve (16), 2½d blue (6), 3d rose pl.11-20, 1s green pl.8-13, 6d grey (5), 1880 6d on 6d, EDVII 7d grey mint blk of 4, 1912 Mackennal ½d & 1d both with no cross on crown varieties (several STC £400+), 1913 2/6 deep sepia brown used (Cat £200, pulled perfs), 1918 2/6 (4), 5s (2), 10s blue used (2), back of the book incl officials, etc, huge cat value.

Estimate £ 400.00
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Lot 498
Great Britain

Plain or illustrated first day covers of the 1960s each tied with Field Post office FDI cancels bearing complete sets mainly addressed to the same BFPO in Cyprus, incl 1962 NPY FPO 350, 1967 Paintings FPO 461, FPO 946 on Labour Org 50th Anniv. Wessex Covers, 1963 Paris FPO 350, FPO 943 etc, intr group (19).

Estimate £ 38.00
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Lot 499
Great Britain

Postal Fiscal: 1864 Wmk 16mm high, 6d pale reddish lilac used with sock on the nose GUILDFORD FE 11 97 squared circle, few pulled perfs top right otherwise fine appearance, SG F14 Cat £200.

Estimate £ 38.00
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Lot 500
Great Britain

POSTED BY WOUNDED SOLDIER / MANCHESTER - Red cacheted cover sent to from West Didsbury to London, fine h/s.

Estimate £ 22.00
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Lot 501
Great Britain

QV-QEII Hagner page with mainly used ranges including 1883 2/6 & 10s used, 1902 5s & 10s used, 1924 Wembley set mint, 1951 set to £1 f.u., 1993 £10 Britannia vfu. (37).

Estimate £ 65.00
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Lot 502
Great Britain

Steamer & Packet Mail Services: Small group of covers and pieces QV-EDVII including 1881 IONA STEAMER tying 1d lilac on cover, 1883 COLUMBA STEAMER / B cds on tatty cover (both to The Inspector of the poor), 1899 COLUMBA STEAMER on pretty printed postcard of the boat (stains on reverse), 1911 EDVII 1d red tied very fine GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET / A / COLUMBA cds on illus David MacBrayne postcard. 5 small pieces with similar type cancels. Useful group.

Estimate £ 80.00
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Lot 503
Great Britain

Todmorden Penny Post two line h/s in black on 1840 (27 Jan)) Entire Letter Todmorden to Westminster, manuscript charge mark, ROCHDALE double arc b/s.

Estimate £ 30.00
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Lot 504
Great Britain

TOO LATE & TOO LATE / N.P. & MANCHESTER arc post mark in red on 1829 (June) Entire to Burnley with manuscript charge mark & Too Late / N.P boxed h/s in red, plus Too Late oval h/s in red on reverse, alongside MANCHESTER arc cancel.

Estimate £ 45.00
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