Bowdon/Renishaw Postal Auction December 2021. 13: Catalogue

1841-1968 Nice original collection in Simplex springback a little jumbled from QV to QEII mint and used value in the earlier incl 1841 1d imperfs, 1884 lilac and greens to 1s (varying condition), 1858-79 run of 1d plates 71 to 224 mainly complete fine used, 1856 1d stars blk of 4, few cancels on line engraved incl Guernsey, Surface Printed incl 1862-1880 4d red / vermilion (11), 8d orange used, 1883 6d on 6d f.u., 1880 2½d rosy-mauve plates 1-17 used, 2½d ultramarine pl.17-23, 4d sage-green 15 & 16, 3d rose plates 4-21, 1s green plates 1-, 4-13, 1856 4d rose (2), 1s orange-brown pl.13 & 14, 1856 1s used 223 cancel, 1865 9d straw used straight edge, 1867 10d red-brown heavy used, 1862 9d bistre heavy used (dark shade), 6d grey plates 12-18, 4d grey-brown pl.17 & 18, 1887 to both 1s mint (or unused), Telegraphs QV 5s used, EDVII to 10d mint, GV 1924/5 Wembley sets mint, GV Seahorses to 10s, GV/GVI watermark varieties used, 1937 Coronation identified flaws used (11 diff), over 1500+ stamps, huge catalogue value. Nice original lot.

1841-1970 Attractive mint, unmounted mint & fine used assembly in Schaubek printed album with value in QV surface printed arranged by different printings to 2s blue, 1883 to 5s, 1887-1900 to both 1s (good colours), EDVII to 2/6, GV Seahorses to 10s, 1934 Re-engraved set, 1948 RSW £1 mint, officials, postage dues etc, clean lot for expansion, STC £11,000.

1881-1951 Mint collection with useful throughout in springback album includes 1884 ½d slate-blue, 2½d lilac, 1d green (toned small part o.g.), 1887 Jubilee 1½d (2), 2d (2 + pair), 2½d pair, 3d (3 + pair), 4½d (2 + block of 4), 5d, 6d, 9d (2), 10d, 1d dull green, 1s green and red, EDVII 1½d (2 + pair), 2d (pair), 2½d pair (2), 3d, 4d orange, 4d green and brown, 5d bottom right marginal single with guide lines, 6d pair, 7d pair, 9d, 10d & 1s, 1934 Photo. set, 1937 Coronation in A37 blk of 6 with pearl in orb variety, single with pearl in trellis variety, 1948 RSW set, 1939-48 set of 6 mint, 1951 high values mint, etc, high cat value.

1911-1951 Mint sets and ranges on stockpages including 1912 GV set to 1s (Cat £250), 1924 set (Cat £110), 1924-25 Wembley sets, 1934 Photogravure set (Cat £50), 1937 set, 1948 RSW set, 1951 High value set of 4, good catalogue value. (155).

1934-1949 Three kings mint and used collection annotated on leaves in peg album with useful content throughout including 1951 Festival high values set mint (2 sets Cat £100 each), 1950-51 booklet panes 1d pale ultr. with three labels (Cat £85 each), 1949 UPU singles on plain FDI covers, 1948 Olympics 3d violet showing hooked 3 variety mint (Cat £35), 1948 RSW £1 mint (3), 1946 Victory 3d violet block of 6 mint one showing seven berries variety (cat £50), 1939-48 set 6 used incl 10s dark blue (2), 1937 defin set mint (3), 1936 EDVIII abdication day cover with poached egg label, 14th Sept 1d on FDI (Cat £180), 1935 SJ incl FDC (faded and rubbed), few booklet panes mint, set 3 in mint blks of 4, 1936 Stamp Exhib. envelope with 1½d red-brown photo with Fixed Trust advert label tied Exhibition CDS (tones), range of exploded booklets from 1930s, 1936 RMS Queen Mary maiden voyage cover, etc, interesting lot.

Accumulation in smaller box with good range of QV to QEII in stockbook, on stockpages and loose, noted many QV 1d plates on stockcards, mint from GVI onwards in stockbook, QV surface printed in stockbook with mixed condition, 1960s P/Packs, etc, 100s, nice little sorter.

Accumulation with 100s in packets, envelopes, stockcards, stockpages, loose, noted large bag of mainly GVI 1937 Coronation on paper (100s ideal for variety hunting), QV Penny stars (mixed), 1960s commems in cylinder blocks mint, stock of duplicated 1960s commems stashed into envelopes (100s), 1993 £10 vfu, etc all periods mint and used, odd better seen, good sorter lot, unchecked by us, 100s.

LARGE BOX with a QV to QEII accumulation albums, stockbooks, binders including FDCs in two binders from 1960s to 1980s, mint blocks, some cylinder or positionals for 1960s-70s commems, used collection on Windsor printed leaves from 1850s to 1970s incl QV to 5s, 1964 1d plates run, some surface printed incl 8d orange, 5d indigo, 1870 ½d bantams plate run (14), 1937 Coronation labels in mint blks of 6 or less, few old time binders with miscellaneous QV onwards, also some old catalogues etc, 100s.

LARGE BOX with a QV to QEII accumulation ex-estate lot with commercial mail from 1940s onwards, some nice slogan postmarks, 1966 England Winners in large mint blocks, various on stockcards, other 1960s in mint blocks, display book with mint blks in positional pieces, loose on stockcards incl 1887-1900 to 1s used, EDVII to 1s used (nice CDS) & 5s heavy used, GV seahorse 2/6 & 5s, few QV 1d plates, GB FDCs 1970s-80s loose few P/Packs etc. 100s.

OLD TIME Ledger album with useful 1840 to modern noted 1840 1d black (no margins), 1854 2d blue with arc postmark and numeral, 1858 2d blue with K in circle cancel, 1856 4d, 6d & 1s, 1862 3d, 4d, 6d & 1s, 1865 3d, 4d, 6d, 9d bistre pl.4, 1s pl.4, 1873 6d grey (SG 125 Cat £300) good used, 1876 8d orange sound used (Cat £350), 1891 £1 green used with red ink marks (Cat £800), 1883 9d green CDS (toned), 2/6, 5s, 10s, EDVII 2/6 (2 one with Vico St CDS), 5s carmine (2), 10s ultramarine CDS used, £1 blue-green with Registered WDO oval cancels (Cat £825), Seahorses GV 2/6 yellow-brown (faults), 1915 DLR 10s blue (Cat £875), GVI high values, QEII commems used, useful catalogue value. 100s.

Small accumulation in a box with odd better, all periods mint and used noted varieties on Westminster pages, EDVII 5d mint, White Ensign generic sheet of 20 x 1st Class mint, 1971 Wedgwood booklet (stitched, good perfs on ½d side-band), QV 1d red plates & 1d stars (approx 220), Wildings Mult Crown half sheet 4½d with part rule imprint missing listed variety, GV/GVI slogan postmarks in well filled stockbook, few QV covers etc, 100s.

1936-1951 First Day of issue commercial covers collection in small cover album includes 1936 EDVIII ½d singles, 1d red singles (2), 1½d brown singles, 2½d blue single, then small selection of 1937 Coronation (8), 1937 low values to 2½d, (4, plus extras as singles), then pale colours, Maritime Mail etc. Very mixed but over 100 items. Good cat value.

1940 Exhibition Chalon Portrait, Perkins Bacon stamp centenary exhibition labels. Mint although some gum creases which can be seen from front. Black print has tiny bottom right corner fold. Nice items.

Forces Mail - A nice original correspondence of FPO cancels on GVI issues mainly to Cheshire incl FPO Numbers 187 (Middle East), Egypt prepaid and censored, RAF Censor 200, RAF Censor 114, 1941 Heany Bulawayo plus No.23 SFTS, FPO 122, FPO 8, FPO 220, FPO 222, Australia FPO E.609 (2 YMCA envelopes), AIF FIELD No.10, 1968 FPO 121. Intr group with some mixed condition. (26).

Army Official: 1880 1d lilac fine mint bottom control V margin single, 1887 ½d vermilion P control single, both nice positional items. SG O41 & O43.

Government Parcels: 1883 9d dull green(short corner) heavy used with duplex type killer cancel SG O63 Cat £1200.

Government Parcels: 1883 9d green fine used neat CDS with a few toned perfs showing overprint break in top of P in Parcels variety. Accompanied by 2019 RPSL Certificate. SG Spec. L20, O63. Cat £1200.

Government Parcels: 1886 1½d lilac used with duplex type numeral cancel SG O61 Cat £100.

Inland Revenue: Two QV OHMS covers one used Carlisle to Penrith & one unused envelope both bearing 1d lilac, faults, unused env has creases. (2). Cat £60 on cover.

Collection of mainly unmounted mint for Guernsey 1941-1984 incl 1941-44 Blue paper set 2, Jersey 1941-1982, also IOM 1958-1984 also includes postage dues, regionals etc, clean lot.