Postal Auction August 2026 - 373

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

Lots (1790)

Lot 61
POSTAL HISTORY - ZEPPELIN POST

1938 (1st December) LZ130 1st Sudetenland Flight plain postcard 50pf tied RHEIN MAIN Flug und Luftschiffen cds sent locally with good strike of red airship cachet alongside. The airship was staffed by 62 crew members and the Graf Zeppelin II made 30 flights in 11 months in 1938-39 some being propaganda publicity flights with air ministry staff to conduct radio surveillance and measurements in WWII.

Estimate £ 45.00
Lot 62
POSTAL HISTORY - ZEPPELIN POST

1938 (1st December) LZ130 1st Sudetenland Flight postal stationery card 5pf uprated with 45pf defins tied RHEIN MAIN Flug und Luftschiffen cds to Frankfurt Main with red airship cachet alongside. The airship was staffed by 62 crew members and the Graff Zeppelin II made 30 flights in 11 months in 1938-39 some being propaganda publicity flights with air ministry staff to conduct radio surveillance and measurements in WWII.

Estimate £ 45.00
Lot 63
POSTAL HISTORY - ZEPPELIN POST

Group of four covers (faults) incl LZ129 1936 Frankfurt to New York with 50pf & 75pf Zepp defins (heavily toned) and cachet, 1929 USA round the world flight (torn corner), 1925 postcard of Leipzig tied with special cancel sent philatelically, 1936 Brazil multi franked cvr for LZ129 Hindenburg regd to Germany with Brazil - Europe cachet (faults). (4).

Estimate £ 50.00
Lot 64
POSTCARDS

Cats: 1940 - 1970 Fantasy kitty cats postcards (8) in nice condition by AFKH illustrators. Unused very fine including "Anthropomorphic cats dancing on the roof ". Nice little set.

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 65
POSTCARDS

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
Lot 66
POSTCARDS

North Pole Mail: 1925 The Trans Polar Flight Expedition preprinted card in commemoration of Amundsen Polar Flight attempt. Sent New Jersey to Christiana postal card 2c black tied Woodbury HJ cancel, uprated on arrival with Norway 25o red Polar Post & 5o posthorn tied KINGS BAY 1925 cds cancel.

Estimate £ 125.00
Lot 67
POSTCARDS

Ottmar Zieher Stamp Postcards (Circa 1905) collection neatly arrange on card leaves for 49 different countries mostly attributed to Zieher, couple of other publishers with many attractive cards both printed or embossed for the stamp montage designs for each country includes GB includes £5 EDVII design, Germany, Japan, Australian States, Straits Sett., ORC, NZ, Austria, Mauritius, Tunisia, Russia, German states, France etc, then good range of cigarette card types all with stamp related themes, would make wonderful first page of country collections etc, mostly very fine. (49 postcards).

Estimate £ 550.00
Lot 68
POSTCARDS

Russo-Japanese War: Accumulation of loose cards mainly unused with some interesting noted Third Class Train to Peking, Russian coal mint on Sakhalin Island, Siberia logging operation, Russia War Bonds, French Army landing at Validivostock, Port Arthur Dalian China coloured card, Chinese soldiers, Russo-Chinese Camp, Infantry fighting on the River Hun, postcard of Japanese lady spearing a bear (Now will you be good), Entry of Marshall Oyama commander in Chief into Mukden, plus many more, intr lot.

Estimate £ 300.00
Lot 69
POSTCARDS

United States: Nice unused collection in a shoebox of US post office buildings from around the states, mainly coloured circa 1940s to 1950s, all in sleeves, very fine, approx. 225. High retail potential.

Estimate £ 180.00
Lot 70
REVENUES & CINDERELLA

1900 Manchester Philatelic Society War Fund VRI label in blue and lilac in complete sheet of 12 mint, right margin has small part missing, attractive block.

Estimate £ 50.00
Lot 71
REVENUES & CINDERELLA

1911-12 German Antarctic Expedition label in red inscribed DEUTSCH SUDPOLAR EXPEDITION depicting the Expedition ship, these labels were affixed to mail posted during the expedition which required additional Falkland Is. adhesives for onward transmission. Superb o.g..

Estimate £ 75.00
Lot 72
REVENUES & CINDERELLA

Antigua: 1870-76 Both watermarks mint range for Stamp Duty issue Wmk CC 2d (3), 4d (2), 6d, 2s & 3s (2), Wmk CA 3d & 1s. Attractive group. (11).

Estimate £ 65.00

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