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Postal Auction July 2026 - 372

Bids to be received by Wednesday 15th of July 2026 1:00 PM

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Lot 37
POSTAL HISTORY

1970-73 Chay Blyth's Solo non stop around the world East to West special illustrated cover carried on British Steel Yacht and signed, arrival mark of 6th Aug 1971, then further carried on 1973 round the world race with 3p tied special 8th Sept cancel for the Whitbread race. Only a few dozen known to have been carried on the dual trip.

Estimate £ 75.00
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Lot 38
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British Post Offices in Turkey: 1894-1900 40pa on 2½d grey GB Postal stationery envelopes used to Germany, mainly Constantinople cds cancels, one with BEYROUT hooded cancel to Cairo, plus two unused surcharges envelopes for the same rate. (8 used, 2 unused). H & G 1.

Estimate £ 225.00
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Lot 39
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EUROPEAN CENSORS: 1947 PPC from Italy to Germany with 3L strip of 3 all tied with boxed HELD PENDING AUTHORISATION OF SERVICE and MILITARY CENSORSHIP/CIVIL MAILS circular h/s in violet. Difficult marking to find.

Estimate £ 30.00
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Lot 40
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France - 1969 Plane crash after take off from Paris to Lormont by Paris Poitiers Bordeaux airline, catching fire with only 300 mail items salvaged from the wreck. Three charred envelopes with COURRIER ACCIDENTE / en COURS de TRANSPORT, two line handstamps in red or black. One window envelope dated the same without handstamp. (3 crash covers).

Estimate £ 150.00
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Lot 41
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Iraq: Useful group of twelve middle to modern covers including WWII Censor (3) incl Not Opened by Censor to India, 1945 cover to India bearing A.R. & NAJAF dual h/s's in black, 1927 Airmail Basrah to Cairo, 1929 Mosul to London, 1929 Baghdad Cantonment, 1922 3an on 1½pi cvr to UK, intr lot. (12).

Estimate £ 120.00
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Lot 42
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Israel: Large group of commercial covers from 1948 onwards including 1948 (16 May) Coins low value singles to 50m on illus FDC to UK, 1956 PPC 24th Zionist Congress, WWII censor Haifa to UK, 1953-55 incoming postage dues, 1948 provisionals on regd cvr from Jerusalem, 1951 Herzl death illus cvr, 1949 incoming censor from Chile, 1949 outgoing censor to Denmark, 1948 Australia to Jerusalem with Israel censor, 1949 red censor label on reverse, 1950 Austria to Army post office No.475 Israel Army, 1948 Flying Scroll set 5 on FDC (no tab), 1954 Censor Tel Aviv to UK, 1952 Menora with half tav illus FDC, airs on 1954 censor cvr to USA, intr group.

Estimate £ 235.00
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Lot 43
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K.U.T: 1952 (1 Apr) First Day Cover for 10c, 15c, 25c, 30c & 40c pictorial defins, typed addr to Mombasa sent locally, plus additional 40c pair FDC from Likoni, 10c FDC & 5c on Beeston Timber Co. env tied Njoro cds, 1949 UPU regd fdc, (6).

Estimate £ 45.00
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Lot 44
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Mixed worldwide early to modern group with better throughout including strong section of Canada GV covers & PPCs, 1905 Wells Land & Cattle 2c Printed P/S regd envelope uprated to Manitoba, Everest Expedition 1972 signed card 12 signatures incl expedition leader Christian Bonington, Greenland, Neth. Indies 1937 printed flight cover, 1980 USA NASA flight research covers, N.Z. 1940 Centenary FDC for 12 values, 1936 Commerce set, Officials 1954 7 vals to 1s on illus FDC, Philippines 1938 Nestle Safe Milk / Milk Maid from ILOILO, France 1949 CITEX 10f (+100f) orange-red single on special Paris Centenary Post postcard tied to obverse with 1st day cds alongside, Trinidad & Tobago 1967 Trinpex illus cover, Papua 1936 regd cover from DARU, Vatican City 1930 combination cover to 2l (folded), Liechtenstein 1960 Europa key stamp on FDC (unaddr), Transvaal 1901 censor cover from Pretoria 1984 USA Olympic Village Return to Sender no such addressee at Olympic Village h/s in red. Intr group. (60+).

Estimate £ 165.00
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Lot 45
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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 46
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War Office Censor Permit: 1944 envelope from London to Ireland bearing 2½d tied wavy line cancel and large double line STANLEY GIBBONS LTD / WAR OFFICE CENSOR PERMIT No. C1. And oval PASSED BY PHILATELIC ASSN. LTD, signed and dated. SG had a special arrangement with many other companies that were granted certain privileges in handling mail due to their high volume.

Estimate £ 25.00
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Lot 47
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War Office Censor Permit C16: Two 1945 envelope from London to Ireland bearing 2½d rates tied wavy line or cds cancel and WAR OFFICE / PERMIT No. C16 red on white imperf label affixed. And oval PASSED BY PHILATELIC ASSN. LTD, signed and dated.

Estimate £ 18.00
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Lot 48
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India: Karachi Camp; 1906 creased postcard of the Zoological Gardens bearing India ½d green tied part KARACHI CAMP / 26 JL 06 cds cancel with additional KARACHI CAMP / DUE / ONE ANNA black horseshoe h/s, addr to Sterkstoom S. Africa.

Estimate £ 22.00
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