Bowdon/Renishaw Postal Auction July 2020. 4: Catalogue

Springback album containing some useful content incl 1924 Wembley set U/M, 1939-48 4 vals to 10/- mint, 1948 RSW set m, 1951 high val set 4 mint, commem sets to 1973, useful cat value.

1960's Book containing 40 typed covers and pieces with Official franks including, OHMS from Australia House all have machine cancels.

1966 Book containing 30 typed covers relating to GB Philatelic conventions includes Congress of Great Britain in Brighton and Newcastle Stampex.

GOVT PARCELS: Parcel Post receipt fro Postal Stores Department / GPO London bearing 4½d green and carmine PAIR with good colour and 1d lilac both tied LONDON roller canceller, affixed to board and some faults on the edges otherwise stamps unaffected, rarely seen in this format, SG O69 & O71. Cat £580.

Inland Revenue: 1901 OHMS / PRIVATE Printed blue envelope bearing IT Official 1d lilac tied Newcastle Upon Tyne CDS to Jarrow with arrival b/s.

Office of Works: 1902 QV ½d vermilion very fine used example with double ring CDS postmark, attractive above average example of these, SG O31. Cat £150.

1948 King George VI four third Anniv of liberation set of two on 10 may 1948 typed fdc, SG C1-C2.

1948 Third Anniv. 2½d ultramarine in a bottom right corner marginal block of 6 with bottom left stamp showing broken wheel variety, 5 stamps incl variety are unmounted mint, pencil note in margin, SG C2a. Cat £75.

1948 Third Anniv. of Liberation 2½d ultramarine part sheet of 90 with R20/5 showing broken wheel variety, some perf splits and curling otherwise unmounted mint, SG C2/C2a.

1963 Chalky paper 3d deep lilac in a side marginal unmounted mint block of 4, very fine, SG 2a.

1979 Odin's Raven FDC with 15p gutter pair tied to official FDC by Eddie Kaighin the skipper of the 2/3 scale replica of the Gokstad ship which was sailed from Trondheim to Peel IOM. Limited number 52.

POSTMARKS - Three books incl (hardback) IOM Postmarks surface and air A P Massey 1826-1973 (signed by the author), Illustrated selection of mostly 19th Century impressions 6pp, & 19th & 20th Century steel and rubber impressions 20pp, useful trio.

1941-43 War Time Occupation issues group of mainly unmounted mint blocks incl ½d green corner marginal Evening Post imprint blk of 6, vertical blk of 8, blk of 12 & 10 (tones), 1d corner marginal sheet number blk of 4, blk of 6, strip of 4 on thick paper etc. (55). Cat £440.

1941-43 War Time Occupation issues group of mainly unmounted mint blocks incl ½d green corner strip marginal Evening Post imprint, seven pairs with part imprint (5 are grey paper), 1d corner marginal full imprint blocks of 6 (3), blk of 4 with date imprint (13), etc. (96). Cat £805+.

A selection of twenty-four presentation packs circa 1970's. Includes Peter Monamy, Spring Flowers, Centenary of the U.P.U. and Aviation History.

1940 King George VI 2d orange bisected on 13 Feb 1940 typed cover used locally.

1941-44 War Time Occupation issues group of mainly unmounted mint blocks incl 1d red corner marginal block of 12, block of 10, block of 8, sheet number corner blks of 4 (2), other blks of 4 (5), few pairs etc, some tones but mainly fine unmounted mint, (75) SG 2 cat £240+.

1948 Two illustrated covers with set of two liberation stamps on two 10 May 1948 first day covers. SG C1 C2.

1969 14 of 16 values in bottom imprint corner marginal blocks of 4 from 1d to £1 incl 10/- perf 12½, all fine. SG range 14/28.

Alderney: 1998 Alderney Diving Club printers sheet in uncut sheet of 4 miniature sheet signed by designer Victoria Kennedy (141 of 2000 issued), fine.