Postal Auction August 2026 - 373

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

Lots (1790)

Lot 49
POSTAL HISTORY

MISSENT TO BRITISH GUIANA - Single line boxed h/s in violet on 1965 cover from San Juan Trinidad to Grenada bearing T & T 2c QEII defins tied SAN JUAN cds, with additional T 8c as underpaid with 2c black (2) & 4c tied local cds cancels. Fine.

Estimate £ 45.00
Lot 50
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Missent to British Guiana - Single line h/s in violet on 1960 airmail cover from Guyana to Grenada bearing French 50f adhs tied CAYENNE GUYANE cds, with VICTORIA GRENADA arrival cds alongside.

Estimate £ 45.00
Lot 51
POSTAL HISTORY

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 £ 130.00
Lot 52
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OIL Themed covers collection from early to modern from Canada QV onwards with dozens of different oil companies, retail and wholesale, including illustrated and attractive envelopes for Samuel Rogers & Co., The Queen City Oil Co., Imperial Oil Co., Eastern Oil Co., Canadian Oil Co., Enarco, White Rose, etc approx. 200. Beautiful lot being a lifetimes work.

Estimate £ 320.00
Lot 53
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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 £ 280.00
Lot 54
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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 £ 60.00
Lot 55
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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
Lot 56
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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
Lot 57
POSTAL HISTORY

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
Lot 58
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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 £ 100.00
Lot 59
POSTAL HISTORY - ZEPPELIN POST

1933 (6 Oct) Typed env Miami to Indianapolis bearing 50c Zepp air tied MIAMI wavy line cancel and GRAF ZEPPELIN / CENTURY OF PROGRESS / EXPOSITION / DISPATCHED FROM MIAMI cachet in violet, light gum tones. Sieger 242B.

Estimate £ 85.00
Lot 60
POSTAL HISTORY - ZEPPELIN POST

1936 (23 March) LZ129 plain cover 100pf tied Friedrichschafen cds sent to Hamburg with red Luftschiff LZ129 / befordert h/s. Typed Mit Luftschiff LZ129 top left.

Estimate £ 48.00

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