Postal Auction August 2026 - 373

Bids to be received by Thursday 20th of August 2026 1:00 PM

Lots (1790)

Lot 37
POSTAL HISTORY

1937 Souvenir printed airmail envelope from the USA with Lindbergh Airmail Society label 1927-37 and GB EDVIII defins tied by the autograph of Rev. Robert Anderson Jardine and his wife May Evelyn Jardine, the Vicar who married EDVIII & Wallis Simpson in Paris, who then went on a tour of USA with the Reverend and his wife signing these souvenir covers, quite scarce now!

Estimate £ 200.00
Lot 38
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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
Lot 39
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Accumulation of WW2 censored mail including Prisoner of War, military and soldier's FPO numbers, mail to a range of destinations, GB, France, Germany, South Africa, Switzerland, USA, Poland, Hungary, Curacao, etc. Good selection of censor markings and seal tape / labels. Approx. 135.

Estimate £ 180.00
Lot 40
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Binder with a useful old time assem,bly jumbled in plastic display leaves better including Uruguay 1893 AR cvr, 1925 regd ptd front bearing 1925 5c & 45c centenary El Rincon tied blue oval RINCON cancels, Peru 1932 Austria air card uprated for July 1933 flight cachet, 1866 1d tied to front to Lima, Austria 1950 Flight covers incl imperf M/S's for Austria to United States flights, 1950 20s black imperf proof on folded ptd sheet, Switzerland, Cuba 1935 airmail cacheted cvr to New York, Ecuador 1960 label for help from America in our time of need, Guatemala 1943 multi franked airmail to Canal Zone RELEASED BY CENSOR, France 1935 RAID INTERROMPU flight PPC to S. America, Nicaragua 1939 flight cvr, Iran 1940s cvrs etc. Intr lot.

Estimate £ 120.00
Lot 41
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British Commonwealth covers collection of 100+ items in binder 1895-1979 with an interesting selection of good to fine covers noted Malta P/S regd env uprated, 1938 Pitcairn Radio cover, 1902 Cape of Good Hope P/S card with BRITISH BECHUANALAND to London, airmail. rates, BWI, regd and odd censor incl 1963 incoming to Hungary from Malta, multi franked covers incl Sierra Leone, Bahamas, Jamaica, Montserrat GV 4d blk of 4, Br. Guiana etc, interesting lot. 100+.

Estimate £ 500.00
Lot 42
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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 £ 170.00
Lot 43
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CHILE WW2 UNDERCOVER ADDRESS - Riverplate House, London. Censor cover from BRITISH NATIONAL SERVICE COMMITTEE / CASILLA 1908 / VALPARAISO rare oval cachet on reverse, sent Per Santa Elena via New York to River Plate London Committee, River Plate House, London sealed with OPENED BY EXAMINER 1607 / P.C. 90 label. This was used as an undercover address for South American volunteers serving with British Forces in WW2. Scarce with local cachet on reverse.

Estimate £ 80.00
Lot 44
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EXTENSIVE accumulation of loose covers from around the world prestamp to modern with hundreds of different countries and areas, mostly in the 50p to £5 value, ideal for stamp fairs dealer / bourse, very mixed and very many 100s in an archive box. Hours of sorting pleasure.

Estimate £ 300.00
Lot 45
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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
Lot 46
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HICEM - Jewish Aid & Rescue organisations Chile: 1945 (27 Sept) Cover London to Hicem, Casilla 1196, Santiago, Chile, addr to the organisation in Chile to help in the process and preparation for emigrating Jews after German WWII invasion. Sent airmail via New York. Typed addr. Fine.

Estimate £ 60.00
Lot 47
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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
Lot 48
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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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