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Lots (1614)
1924 Three shades mounted mint, 4d deep grey-green, 4d grey-green & 4d very deep grey-green all fine, SG Spec. N39 (1-3). Cat £77.
1924-26 3d violet M30 corner control strip of 3 mint / unmounted mint each with PAC perfin, nice combination. SG 423.
1924-26 Wmk Inverted 1½d red-brown in booklet pane of four stamps and two labels (Telephone service / Air Mails) with left selvedge mounted on middle stamp only, usual trimmed perfs on top and right side, very fine and fresh, SG 420dw Cat £225
1924-35 Four shades mounted mint, 10d Turquoise-blue, 10d deep greenish blue, 10d dull greenish blue, 10d deep dull greenish blue, all fine, SG Spec. N44 (1-4). Cat £190.
1925 Aborted Airship cover, printed ALGARSSON North Poole Expedition printed envelope No.42 bearing blue label CARRIED BY / AIRSHIP / from / LONDON TO LIVERPOOL tied with vertical Specimen handstamp in violet, the printed letter states along the bottom ,"This letter was carried by air from London to Liverpool on the trial trip of / the dirigible which will be used for the flight to the North Pole. About 100 specimen covers reported to exist. Fine and scarce. AAMC $300.
1926 Sideways Watermark 2d orange hinged mint from coils, trimmed along the top otherwise fine, SG Spec. N36 (1c). Cat £120.
1928 (30 Jan) Handley Page plan PPC on printed Tucks postcard. HANDLEY PAGE / AIR SERVICE / LONDON - PARIS - LONDON tied ½d green wavy line cancel to London. Nice card.
1929 £1 Black Postal Union Congress used with CDS of London with various faults, light crease / wrinkles, and closed tear at the bottom, otherwise sound, SG 438 Cat £550.
1929 Postal Union Congress £1 black mounted mint example, various hinge remains and small gum tones, sound and fine, SG 438 Cat £750.
1929 PUC 1½d purple-brown fine used CDS showing 1829 for 1929 variety, fine, SG Spec. Ncom7c.
1929 PUC Low Values set of 3 fine used each showing watermark sideways variety, ½d has pulled perf otherwise fine, SG 434b/436b Cat £195.
1929 PUC Low Values set of 3 unmounted mint each showing watermark sideways variety, 1d has very trimmed perfs along the top otherwise fine, SG 434a/436b Cat £310 U/M.