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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 97
POSTAL HISTORY

POLAND - GENERAL GOVERNMENT WWII MAIL under German Occupation. Group of ten censored covers some multi Franked with various General Government Hitler or pictorial issues incl used in Drohobycz (now in Ukraine), Easter Greetings PPC from Diana Tauber Polish Welfare Section, Entertainment Division Polish Forces, Zyrardow regd letter to Switzerland, Warsaw C1 regd, 1943 Lukow to Lisbon 30pf P/S card, 1944 uprated 12pf P/S card to Switzerland, one poor condition (not counted), interesting group.

Estimate £ 325.00
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Lot 98
POSTAL HISTORY

Polar, Arctic & Antarctic Mail: Extensive collection of covers in two cartons arranged in various binders with a huge amount of different expeditions, events, ship and maritime covers, research stations, vessels, cacheted, signed covers from wide range of countries incl USA, Greenland, Russia, NZ, from 1930s through to modern periods. good qty ideal for breakdown or expansion, 100s.

Estimate £ 250.00
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Lot 99
POSTAL HISTORY

POLISH FORCES UNDERCOVER MAIL - 1945 (March / April) Switzerland to London BOX 260 / 125, E.C. 1 used by Polish Forces with POLISH FIELDPOST OFFICE 20 APR 1945 cds alongside, censor 1586 label affixed. Faults.

Estimate £ 75.00
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Lot 100
POSTAL HISTORY

ROOM 055A - MI5 War Office censored cover to same sender in Little Hill, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA sent airmail with OPENED BY / EXAMINER 2264 label affixed and 5 x 3d pale violet tied London S.W cds cancel 26th May 1942. Unusual.

Estimate £ 75.00
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Lot 101
POSTAL HISTORY

SIMLA Indian Red Cross & St john Ambulance War Organisation printed dual colour envelope to Int Red X Geneva sent airmail with Certified Official h/s of the Major General Red Cross Commissioner, Kelvin Grove, Simla. B /4 octagonal h/s on obverse, stamp on reverse tied Simla postmark. Few rust marks, airmail obliterated with two red ink bars as not flown in regular mail.

Estimate £ 25.00
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Lot 102
POSTAL HISTORY

WW2 UNDERCOVER ADDRESS - Riverplate House, London. Two censor covers from Peru (roughly opened) & Nicaragua both addressed to River Plate London Committee, River Plate House, London sealed with OPENED BY EXAMINER labels. This was used as an undercover address for South American volunteers serving with British Forces in WW2. Faults. (2).

Estimate £ 150.00
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Lot 103
POSTAL HISTORY

Zeppelin Forgery: 1935 Argentina impressive multi franked cover with Argentina adhesives tied cds cancels with GRAF ZEPPELIN Eagle 2 h/s in red and forged Zeppelin label, each tied with forged GRAF ZEPPELIN / Z / 10.9.35 / 30. / A cds cancels. Addr to Germany, nice fabricated cover.

Estimate £ 25.00
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Lot 104
POSTCARDS

Two early postcard albums containing approx 420 pre 1930 cards Including Donald Gill (7), Mabel Lucy Atwell (6), Fred Spurgin (6), Louis Wain (4), Bruce Bairnsfather (2) Bonzo (6) & White Star Line (3) & others. Viewing recommended

Estimate £ 120.00
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Lot 105
REVENUES & CINDERELLA

Bechuanaland: 1955 £5 orange & black fine used neat fiscal cancels, Barefoot 69.

Estimate £ 150.00
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Lot 106
REVENUES & CINDERELLA

Bechuanaland: 1961 R10 on £5 orange & black new currency surcharge in a superb PAIR, fine used neat fiscal cancel, Barefoot 71.

Estimate £ 70.00
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Lot 107
REVENUES & CINDERELLA

Bradbury Wilkinson label perforated 2d EDVII stamp in purple on gummed paper depicting EDVII profile and Naval Destroyer. Nice publicity item.

Estimate £ 48.00
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Lot 108
REVENUES & CINDERELLA

Carton containing a varied accumulation inc. binder of early to mid period documents from Austria & Czechoslovakia, Binder with many 20th century Poster stamps & Xmas & Charity seals with much Scandinavia, bag of GB QV Revenues and much more oin packets & stocksheets. Viewing recommended (qty)

Estimate £ 100.00
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